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Colombia vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 74.1% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 37.4% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 39.0% less in Colombia
Housing: pay 2.6% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 7.2 times more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 12.1% more in Colombia

The cost of childcare, clothing, and housing in Colombia are more expensive than in Suriname. Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Colombia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Colombia.

Colombia vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 25.6% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD245.54	$4.20 COP17,334.30	-39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD322.72	$6.62 COP27,313.08	-27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD45.59	$0.78 COP3,236.46	-39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.11	$0.60 COP2,456.48	+4.3%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 37.4% less for groceries

	Suriname	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD43.20	$1.27 COP5,245.93	+3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD219.62	$2.16 COP8,928.91	-65.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD194.47	$3.88 COP16,009.89	-29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD115.19	$2.02 COP8,336.66	-38.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD82.52	$2.19 COP9,029.53	-6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD71.92	$1.07 COP4,420.26	-47.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD28.94	$0.45 COP1,876.24	-44.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD41.57	$0.55 COP2,276.53	-53.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD65.67	$0.46 COP1,887.06	-75.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD20.78	$0.50 COP2,064.60	-15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD26.40	$0.45 COP1,868.44	-39.6%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 39.0% less for transportation

	Suriname	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD145.65	$3.05 COP12,598.73	-26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,170.07	$34.31 COP141,531.79	-61.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD880,575.00	$17,642.99 COP72,780,176.46	-29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD810.13	$14.10 COP58,156.95	-38.7%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 2.6% more for housing

	Suriname	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,092.77	$22.88 COP94,369.61	-26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,189.74	$272.41 COP1,123,746.82	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD6,862.47	$235.87 COP973,004.09	+21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,435.95	$66.40 COP273,922.21	+62.9%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 7.2 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,219.99	$190.65 COP786,480.08	+202.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,402.88	$4,364.51 COP18,004,323.25	+1047.0%
Average			+624.8%

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pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD70.45	$1.15 COP4,759.97	-42.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD79.36	$1.40 COP5,792.75	-37.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD212.87	$2.09 COP8,632.52	-65.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD444.74	$22.45 COP92,628.90	+77.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD176.12	$3.65 COP15,072.76	-26.9%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 12.1% more for clothing

	Suriname	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,278.45	$52.02 COP214,592.13	+43.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,001.79	$38.22 COP157,683.60	+34.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,656.33	$81.60 COP336,633.07	+8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD3,894.35	$69.09 COP284,991.15	-37.5%
Average			+12.1%

Suriname vs. Colombia - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2025

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