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Suriname vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 14.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 59.2% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 74.7% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 76.6% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 20.0% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 71.9% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 6.8% less in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.2% more for restaurants

	Lima	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$10.00 SRD386.29	+133.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$11.40 SRD440.45	+59.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.19 SRD45.98	+18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.82 SRD31.54	+25.1%
Average			+59.2%

Lima vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.7% more for groceries

	Lima	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.29 SRD49.88	-51.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$6.24 SRD240.85	+38.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$6.71 SRD259.08	+16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$3.40 SRD131.30	+14.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$2.52 SRD97.45	-4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$2.01 SRD77.56	+97.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.91 SRD35.25	+79.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.45 SRD55.94	+151.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$2.46 SRD94.95	+336.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.59 SRD22.79	+27.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.93 SRD35.96	+114.5%
Average			+74.7%

Lima vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 76.6% more for transportation

	Lima	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$4.24 SRD163.65	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	+293.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	+25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$23.00 SRD888.47	+6.0%
Average			+76.6%

Lima vs. Suriname - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.0% less for housing

	Lima	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	+16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	-42.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	-31.1%
Average			-20.0%

Lima vs. Suriname - Cost of housing

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pay 71.9% less for childcare

	Lima	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	-67.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	-76.6%
Average			-71.9%

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pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$3.34 SRD128.84	+46.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$2.68 SRD103.42	+2.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$5.64 SRD218.04	-1.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$12.63 SRD487.75	-59.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$5.00 SRD193.14	-30.0%
Average			-8.4%

Lima vs. Suriname - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

	Lima	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	-28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	-20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	-10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	+32.1%
Average			-6.8%

Lima 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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