Cost of living comparison

 Peru
compared to
 Suriname
Suriname vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

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.

Suriname vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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