Cost of living comparison
compared to
Suriname vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary
Suriname is 76.4% more expensive than Bolivia overall.
Suriname vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Suriname instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.00
BOB23.44
|
$13.20
SRD496.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
BOB53.06
|
$10.99
SRD413.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
BOB8.31
|
$1.39
SRD52.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
BOB6.12
|
$0.84
SRD31.47
|
|
Bolivia vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
BOB11.38
|
$1.37
SRD51.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.77
BOB20.69
|
$5.90
SRD222.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
BOB31.04
|
$6.81
SRD256.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
BOB15.50
|
$3.04
SRD114.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.28
BOB15.01
|
$2.78
SRD104.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
BOB9.46
|
$2.20
SRD82.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
BOB4.25
|
$1.39
SRD52.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
BOB4.34
|
$1.69
SRD63.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB7.38
|
$2.71
SRD101.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
BOB3.65
|
$0.61
SRD22.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BOB3.60
|
$0.89
SRD33.38
|
|
Bolivia vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries
pay 86.9% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.28
BOB26.70
|
$4.36
SRD164.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.33
BOB249.40
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,953.84
BOB163K
|
$25,000.00
SRD941K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.32
BOB85.57
|
$14.40
SRD542.03
|
|
Bolivia vs. Suriname - Cost of transportation
pay 49.9% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
BOB250.79
|
$30.37
SRD1,143.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.68
BOB3,270.08
|
$484.98
SRD18,255.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.23
BOB2,317.77
|
$265.59
SRD9,997.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.53
BOB240.01
|
$28.73
SRD1,081.26
|
|
Bolivia vs. Suriname - Cost of housing
pay 42.6% less for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.46
BOB1,408.41
|
$62.79
SRD2,363.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,766.38
BOB32,345.61
|
$1,745.94
SRD65,719.74
|
|
Bolivia vs. Suriname - Cost of childcare
pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
BOB16.21
|
$2.64
SRD99.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
BOB19.90
|
$2.83
SRD106.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
BOB20.16
|
$5.68
SRD213.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.62
BOB264.50
|
$13.54
SRD509.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.70
BOB54.99
|
$5.00
SRD188.21
|
|
Bolivia vs. Suriname - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 17.0% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Suriname
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.62
BOB358.01
|
$33.33
SRD1,254.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.25
BOB341.97
|
$21.08
SRD793.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.01
BOB608.10
|
$67.25
SRD2,531.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.19
BOB657.00
|
$103.71
SRD3,903.78
|
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Bolivia vs. Suriname - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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