Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Suriname

Suriname vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 13.7% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 80.2% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 9.0% less in Suriname
Housing: pay 2.0% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 66.7% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% less in Suriname
Clothing: pay 0.6% more in Suriname

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

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Suriname vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Peru	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 PEN11.93	$13.20 SRD496.97	+281.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.26 PEN21.58	$10.99 SRD413.72	+75.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 PEN3.38	$1.39 SRD52.25	+41.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$0.84 SRD31.47	+55.3%
Average			+140.5%

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pay 80.2% more for groceries

	Peru	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 PEN6.64	$1.37 SRD51.65	-28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.69 PEN12.73	$5.90 SRD222.10	+59.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 PEN17.65	$6.81 SRD256.22	+32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.04	$3.04 SRD114.28	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 PEN9.03	$2.78 SRD104.74	+6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 PEN2.97	$2.20 SRD82.78	+154.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.66	$1.39 SRD52.42	+188.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$1.69 SRD63.71	+214.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.75	$2.71 SRD101.97	+433.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.61 SRD22.95	+45.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.41	$0.89 SRD33.38	+116.2%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 9.0% less for transportation

	Peru	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 PEN20.01	$4.36 SRD164.08	-25.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.42 PEN73.79	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,430.71 PEN70,380.21	$25,000.00 SRD941K	+22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 PEN67.18	$14.40 SRD542.03	-26.2%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 2.0% more for housing

	Peru	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.21 PEN100.61	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.10 PEN1,491.96	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.75 PEN856.90	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	+6.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.94 PEN141.03	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	-29.8%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 66.7% less for childcare

	Peru	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.64 PEN456.92	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	-52.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,456.55 PEN25,686.50	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	-76.6%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 PEN8.04	$2.64 SRD99.39	+13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 PEN10.42	$2.83 SRD106.37	-6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 PEN19.12	$5.68 SRD213.70	+2.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.34 PEN107.96	$13.54 SRD509.72	-56.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 PEN17.43	$5.00 SRD188.21	-1.2%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 0.6% more for clothing

	Peru	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 PEN161.52	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	-28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.32 PEN87.21	$21.08 SRD793.55	-16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.41 PEN225.33	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	+2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.54 PEN212.00	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	+68.5%
Average			+0.6%

Peru vs. Suriname - Cost of clothing

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