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Bolivia vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Bolivia is 2.4% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.5% less in Bolivia
Groceries: pay 41.6% less in Bolivia
Transportation: pay 44.5% less in Bolivia
Housing: pay 6.8% more in Bolivia
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Bolivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% more in Bolivia
Clothing: pay 2.1% less in Bolivia

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

Bolivia vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.5% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Bolivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD384.84	$2.82 BOB19.43	-71.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD438.80	$6.76 BOB46.55	-40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.81	$0.97 BOB6.66	-18.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.42	$0.76 BOB5.25	-6.7%
Average			-34.5%

Suriname vs. Bolivia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.6% less for groceries

	Suriname	Bolivia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.69	$1.31 BOB9.01	+1.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD239.95	$2.43 BOB16.76	-61.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD258.10	$3.74 BOB25.74	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD130.81	$2.01 BOB13.84	-40.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.09	$1.94 BOB13.35	-23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.27	$1.01 BOB6.98	-49.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.12	$0.46 BOB3.16	-49.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.73	$0.57 BOB3.94	-60.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.60	$0.82 BOB5.68	-66.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.70	$0.52 BOB3.61	-11.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.82	$0.45 BOB3.09	-51.8%
Average			-41.6%

Suriname vs. Bolivia - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.5% less for transportation

	Suriname	Bolivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.04	$2.41 BOB16.63	-43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,463.56	$26.13 BOB180.04	-71.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD962,100.00	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	-19.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD885.13	$12.71 BOB87.59	-44.7%
Average			-44.5%

Suriname vs. Bolivia - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.8% more for housing

	Suriname	Bolivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,123.39	$37.51 BOB258.43	+28.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,416.38	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,354.15	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	+16.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,154.37	$31.96 BOB220.19	+6.5%
Average			+6.8%

Suriname vs. Bolivia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Bolivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,425.52	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	+166.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD73,963.45	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	+65.5%
Average			+115.9%

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pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Bolivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.35	$1.67 BOB11.53	-49.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.03	$2.62 BOB18.03	-2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD217.22	$2.52 BOB17.34	-55.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD485.91	$32.86 BOB226.42	+160.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD192.42	$6.59 BOB45.38	+31.7%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 2.1% less for clothing

	Suriname	Bolivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,396.81	$33.19 BOB228.72	-8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,094.54	$45.06 BOB310.46	+58.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,902.26	$67.11 BOB462.42	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,254.90	$58.35 BOB402.08	-47.2%
Average			-2.1%

Suriname vs. Bolivia - 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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