Cost of living comparison

Suriname

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 4.2 times more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.3% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 24.9% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 1.2% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 18.9 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 39.4% more in New Zealand

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in New Zealand are more expensive than in Suriname. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 99.3% more for restaurants

	Suriname	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD253.38	$13.47 NZ$23.51	+93.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.02	$8.81 NZ$15.37	-3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.05	$2.16 NZ$3.78	+67.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.75	$1.94 NZ$3.39	+240.7%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 24.9% more for groceries

	Suriname	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.58	$1.86 NZ$3.25	+52.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD226.63	$3.77 NZ$6.58	-39.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD200.68	$6.55 NZ$11.42	+18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD118.87	$5.92 NZ$10.34	+81.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.16	$4.25 NZ$7.42	+81.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.21	$1.15 NZ$2.00	-43.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.86	$1.04 NZ$1.82	+26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD42.90	$1.31 NZ$2.28	+10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.76	$2.31 NZ$4.03	+23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.44	$0.90 NZ$1.57	+52.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.24	$0.83 NZ$1.45	+10.9%
Average			+24.9%

Suriname vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.2% more for transportation

	Suriname	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.30	$6.26 NZ$10.93	+51.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,271.27	$69.15 NZ$120.69	-23.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD908,687.50	$24,735.85 NZ$43,169.03	-1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD835.99	$17.90 NZ$31.24	-22.2%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Suriname	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,127.65	$51.16 NZ$89.28	+64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,770.45	$1,007.66 NZ$1,758.58	+95.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,081.55	$809.64 NZ$1,412.98	+315.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,481.79	$91.68 NZ$159.99	+124.9%
Average			+150.1%

Suriname vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 18.9 times more for childcare

	Suriname	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,290.87	$611.89 NZ$1,067.87	+870.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,830.76	$10,661.07 NZ$18,605.71	+2701.7%
Average			+1786.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.69	$6.10 NZ$10.64	+204.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD81.89	$3.30 NZ$5.76	+46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD219.66	$22.88 NZ$39.93	+278.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD458.94	$38.53 NZ$67.24	+205.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD181.74	$10.92 NZ$19.05	+118.3%
Average			+170.7%

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pay 39.4% more for clothing

	Suriname	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,319.26	$65.31 NZ$113.97	+79.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,033.78	$40.78 NZ$71.18	+43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,741.13	$93.71 NZ$163.54	+24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,018.68	$121.74 NZ$212.47	+10.1%
Average			+39.4%

Suriname vs. New Zealand - 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: March 2025

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