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Suriname vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 60.0% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 95.7% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Suriname
Housing: pay 20.9% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 41.3% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.8% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 9.3% more in Suriname

The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Suriname are more expensive than in Paraguay. Notably, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Suriname.

Suriname vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 95.7% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG27,905	$10.00 SRD384.84	+149.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG35,985	$11.40 SRD438.80	+121.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,765	$1.19 SRD45.81	+44.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,393	$0.82 SRD31.42	+67.8%
Average			+95.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Paraguay	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG7,229	$1.29 SRD49.69	+24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG24,338	$6.24 SRD239.95	+78.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG24,542	$6.71 SRD258.10	+90.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,597	$3.40 SRD130.81	+88.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG10,518	$2.52 SRD97.09	+67.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,566	$2.01 SRD77.27	+113.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,825	$0.91 SRD35.12	+125.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,813	$1.45 SRD55.73	+259.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,115	$2.46 SRD94.60	+235.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG3,184	$0.59 SRD22.70	+29.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,855	$0.93 SRD35.82	+127.4%
Average			+112.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Paraguay	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG25,165	$4.24 SRD163.04	+17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG199,299	$90.00 SRD3,463.56	+214.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	$25,000.00 SRD962,100.00	+62.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG51,681	$23.00 SRD885.13	+210.3%
Average			+126.2%

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pay 20.9% more for housing

	Paraguay	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG117,061	$29.19 SRD1,123.39	+73.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG2,747,688	$504.53 SRD19,416.38	+28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2,080,101	$217.08 SRD8,354.15	-27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG192,175	$30.00 SRD1,154.37	+8.8%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 41.3% less for childcare

	Paraguay	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG843,438	$63.03 SRD2,425.52	-47.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG20,561,659	$1,921.93 SRD73,963.45	-34.8%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 96.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG9,281	$3.34 SRD128.35	+150.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG12,686	$2.68 SRD103.03	+47.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,793	$5.64 SRD217.22	+347.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG186,099	$12.63 SRD485.91	-52.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG38,264	$5.00 SRD192.42	-8.9%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 9.3% more for clothing

	Paraguay	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG384,676	$36.30 SRD1,396.81	-34.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG263,778	$28.44 SRD1,094.54	-24.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG544,304	$75.41 SRD2,902.26	-3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG385,897	$110.56 SRD4,254.90	+99.8%
Average			+9.3%

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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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