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Suriname vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 2.2% cheaper than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% less in Suriname
Groceries: pay 10.4% less in Suriname
Transportation: pay 40.7% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 25.1% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 38.8% more in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 6.0% more in Suriname

The cost of transportation, childcare, and clothing in Suriname are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Suriname.

Suriname vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suriname instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 23.9% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$20.05	$10.00 SRD384.68	-13.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.78	$11.40 SRD438.62	+43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$5.01	$1.19 SRD45.79	-58.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.34	$0.82 SRD31.41	-67.3%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 10.4% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.40	$1.29 SRD49.67	-58.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.64	$6.24 SRD239.85	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.81	$6.71 SRD258.00	-9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.67	$3.40 SRD130.75	-38.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.91	$2.52 SRD97.05	-25.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.26	$2.01 SRD77.24	+54.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.82	$0.91 SRD35.10	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.72	$1.45 SRD55.71	-7.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.77	$2.46 SRD94.56	-10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.82	$0.59 SRD22.69	-43.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.43	$0.93 SRD35.81	+12.9%
Average			-10.4%

Cook Islands vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.7% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.40	$4.24 SRD162.97	-35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$90.00 SRD3,462.14
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$20,046.39	$25,000.00 SRD961,705.00	+116.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.00 SRD884.77
Average			+40.7%

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pay 25.1% less for housing

	Cook Islands	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$184.09	$29.19 SRD1,122.93	-72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$531.23	$504.53 SRD19,408.41	+65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$531.23	$217.08 SRD8,350.72	-29.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$143.71	$30.00 SRD1,153.90	-63.7%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 38.8% more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$63.03 SRD2,424.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,405.57	$1,921.93 SRD73,933.08	+38.8%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.40	$3.34 SRD128.30	-44.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.60	$2.68 SRD102.99	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$5.64 SRD217.13	-60.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.76	$12.63 SRD485.72	-47.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.53	$5.00 SRD192.34	-24.6%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 6.0% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$112.26	$36.30 SRD1,396.23	-43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$28.44 SRD1,094.09
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$75.41 SRD2,901.06
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$123.28	$110.56 SRD4,253.15	+55.8%
Average			+6.0%

Cook Islands vs. Suriname - 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: December 2025

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