Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 28.2% more expensive than Peru overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.4% more in Suriname
- Groceries
-
pay 90.9% more in Suriname
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Suriname
- Housing
-
pay 14.7% more in Suriname
- Childcare
-
pay 76.8% less in Suriname
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.9% less in Suriname
- Clothing
-
pay 20.9% more in Suriname
The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and housing in Suriname are more expensive than in Peru. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Suriname. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Suriname.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Peru, you would:
pay 51.4% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN14.02
|
$6.97
SRD244.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.60
|
$9.16
SRD321.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.50
|
$1.29
SRD45.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.76
|
$0.57
SRD20.03
|
|
pay 90.9% more for groceries
Peru
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.95
|
$1.23
SRD43.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.06
|
$6.24
SRD218.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.35
|
$5.52
SRD193.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.02
|
$3.27
SRD114.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN9.01
|
$2.34
SRD82.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.66
|
$2.04
SRD71.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.82
SRD28.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
$1.18
SRD41.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.86
SRD65.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.63
|
$0.59
SRD20.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.75
SRD26.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Peru
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.44
|
$4.14
SRD145.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.98
|
$90.00
SRD3,157.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,904.84
|
$25,000.00
SRD877,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN60.11
|
$23.00
SRD806.84
|
|
pay 14.7% more for housing
Peru
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN106.95
|
$31.02
SRD1,088.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,217.30
|
$516.42
SRD18,115.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN896.61
|
$194.83
SRD6,834.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN139.29
|
$40.77
SRD1,430.12
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Peru
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN639.05
|
$63.03
SRD2,210.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,266.20
|
$380.51
SRD13,348.46
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.25
|
$2.00
SRD70.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.66
|
$2.25
SRD79.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.24
|
$6.04
SRD212.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN120.44
|
$12.63
SRD442.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.87
|
$5.00
SRD175.40
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
Peru
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN159.89
|
$36.30
SRD1,273.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN97.53
|
$28.44
SRD997.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN249.70
|
$75.41
SRD2,645.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN235.58
|
$110.56
SRD3,878.54
|
|
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