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Cabo Verde vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 37.6% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 8.0% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 4.5% less in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 89.8% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 93.8% more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 29.0% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 19.2% more for restaurants

	Suriname	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD385.48	$7.62 CVE716.88	-23.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD439.53	$7.18 CVE675.53	-37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.89	$2.28 CVE214.79	+91.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.47	$1.19 CVE111.95	+45.8%
Average			+19.2%

Suriname vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.0% more for groceries

	Suriname	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.77	$1.85 CVE174.28	+43.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD240.35	$9.18 CVE863.16	+47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD258.53	$5.62 CVE528.95	-16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD131.03	$2.65 CVE248.90	-22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.25	$3.86 CVE363.49	+53.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.40	$1.60 CVE150.28	-20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.18	$1.17 CVE110.35	+28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.82	$1.48 CVE139.65	+2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.75	$2.05 CVE192.42	-16.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.74	$0.60 CVE56.56	+1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.88	$0.81 CVE76.01	-13.2%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 4.5% less for transportation

	Suriname	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.31	$6.20 CVE583.05	+46.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,469.32	$30.66 CVE2,884.58	-65.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD963,700.00	$30,364.84 CVE2,856,435.89	+21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD886.60	$18.41 CVE1,731.79	-20.0%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 89.8% more for housing

	Suriname	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,125.26	$55.12 CVE5,185.24	+88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,448.67	$408.47 CVE38,424.92	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,368.04	$282.06 CVE26,533.47	+29.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,156.29	$107.81 CVE10,141.43	+259.4%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 93.8% more for childcare

	Suriname	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,429.56	$149.25 CVE14,040.39	+136.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD74,086.45	$2,897.28 CVE272,548.19	+50.7%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.57	$3.41 CVE320.65	+2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.20	$1.71 CVE161.29	-36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD217.58	$4.97 CVE467.64	-11.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD486.72	$33.73 CVE3,172.90	+167.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD192.74	$5.86 CVE551.24	+17.2%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 29.0% more for clothing

	Suriname	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,399.13	$60.02 CVE5,646.14	+65.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,096.36	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	+12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,907.08	$85.23 CVE8,018.07	+13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,261.98	$138.47 CVE13,025.50	+25.2%
Average			+29.0%

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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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