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Suriname vs. Grenada Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 2.3% more expensive than Grenada overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.2% less in Suriname
Groceries: pay 9.3% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 41.4% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 45.4% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 2.0% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 31.8% more in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Grenada Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.2% less for restaurants

	Grenada	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.18 EC$27.50	$10.00 SRD386.29	-1.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$11.40 SRD440.45	+23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 EC$4.98	$1.19 SRD45.98	-35.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 EC$4.18	$0.82 SRD31.54	-47.2%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 9.3% more for groceries

	Grenada	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 EC$4.38	$1.29 SRD49.88	-20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$6.24 SRD240.85	+24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.86 EC$48.26	$6.71 SRD259.08	-62.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 EC$10.41	$3.40 SRD131.30	-11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.52	$2.52 SRD97.45	-28.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$2.01 SRD77.56	+67.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.91 SRD35.25	+8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.45 SRD55.94	+83.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$2.46 SRD94.95	+82.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 EC$5.94	$0.59 SRD22.79	-73.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.93 SRD35.96	+31.9%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 41.4% more for transportation

	Grenada	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.24 EC$14.17	$4.24 SRD163.65	-19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	+143.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.00 SRD888.47
Average			+41.4%

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pay 45.4% less for housing

	Grenada	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.49 EC$128.33	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	-38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$597.05 EC$1,613.56	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	-15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.53 EC$1,101.38	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	-46.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.57 EC$425.84	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	-81.0%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 2.0% less for childcare

	Grenada	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	+13.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	-17.6%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Grenada	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$3.34 SRD128.84	+71.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.62 EC$9.79	$2.68 SRD103.42	-26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.64 SRD218.04	+52.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.02 EC$97.35	$12.63 SRD487.75	-64.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.22 EC$27.63	$5.00 SRD193.14	-51.1%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 31.8% more for clothing

	Grenada	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	+40.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	+77.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	+45.8%
Average			+31.8%

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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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