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Suriname vs. Panama Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 9.1% cheaper than Panama overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 3.3% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 77.3% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 51.4% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 81.1% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 8.8% less in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Panama Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.3% more for restaurants

	Panama	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.35 PAB8.35	$10.00 SRD386.29	+19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 PAB7.75	$11.40 SRD440.45	+47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 PAB1.37	$1.19 SRD45.98	-13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 PAB1.21	$0.82 SRD31.54	-32.5%
Average			+5.3%

Panama vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

	Panama	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 PAB2.21	$1.29 SRD49.88	-41.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 PAB6.02	$6.24 SRD240.85	+3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 PAB6.86	$6.71 SRD259.08	-2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 PAB2.47	$3.40 SRD131.30	+37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.58 PAB3.58	$2.52 SRD97.45	-29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 PAB2.13	$2.01 SRD77.56	-5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 PAB0.60	$0.91 SRD35.25	+52.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40 PAB1.40	$1.45 SRD55.94	+3.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PAB1.51	$2.46 SRD94.95	+63.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 PAB0.96	$0.59 SRD22.79	-38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 PAB0.99	$0.93 SRD35.96	-6.1%
Average			+3.3%

Panama vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.3% more for transportation

	Panama	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.87 PAB3.87	$4.24 SRD163.65	+9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.75 PAB23.75	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	+278.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,416.67 PAB23,416.67	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	+6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.20 PAB20.20	$23.00 SRD888.47	+13.9%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 51.4% less for housing

	Panama	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.39 PAB48.39	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$765.94 PAB765.94	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.77 PAB630.77	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	-65.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.09 PAB89.09	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	-66.3%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 81.1% less for childcare

	Panama	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$363.00 PAB363.00	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	-82.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,411.11 PAB9,411.11	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	-79.6%
Average			-81.1%

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pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Panama	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 PAB1.95	$3.34 SRD128.84	+71.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 PAB3.54	$2.68 SRD103.42	-24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.48 PAB5.48	$5.64 SRD218.04	+3.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.47 PAB51.47	$12.63 SRD487.75	-75.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.97 PAB5.97	$5.00 SRD193.14	-16.2%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 8.8% less for clothing

	Panama	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.33 PAB43.33	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	-16.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.17 PAB34.17	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	-16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.40 PAB80.40	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.46 PAB106.46	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	+3.9%
Average			-8.8%

Panama 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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