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Suriname vs. Venezuela Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 28.4% more expensive than Venezuela overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 34.2% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 84.8% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 77.7% more in Suriname
Childcare: pay 36.2% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 1.5% more in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Venezuela Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.6% more for restaurants

	Venezuela	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 VEF82.48	$10.00 SRD384.84	+20.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.58 VEF95.53	$11.40 SRD438.80	+19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 VEF12.05	$1.19 SRD45.81	-1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 VEF10.20	$0.82 SRD31.42	-20.2%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 34.2% more for groceries

	Venezuela	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 VEF19.46	$1.29 SRD49.69	-33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.93 VEF29.24	$6.24 SRD239.95	+112.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.15 VEF71.33	$6.71 SRD258.10	-6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 VEF25.18	$3.40 SRD130.81	+34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 VEF29.96	$2.52 SRD97.09	-16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.45 VEF24.44	$2.01 SRD77.27	-18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 VEF6.32	$0.91 SRD35.12	+44.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 VEF6.92	$1.45 SRD55.73	+108.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF9.00	$2.46 SRD94.60	+172.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 VEF8.61	$0.59 SRD22.70	-31.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 VEF8.51	$0.93 SRD35.82	+9.1%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 84.8% more for transportation

	Venezuela	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.24 SRD163.04	+123.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.25 VEF281.77	$90.00 SRD3,463.56	+218.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,687.50 VEF266,194.50	$25,000.00 SRD962,100.00	-6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.35 VEF222.88	$23.00 SRD885.13	+2.9%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 77.7% more for housing

	Venezuela	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 VEF364.02	$29.19 SRD1,123.39	-20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.38 VEF1,948.84	$504.53 SRD19,416.38	+158.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$132.78 VEF1,324.39	$217.08 SRD8,354.15	+63.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$14.35 VEF143.11	$30.00 SRD1,154.37	+109.1%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 36.2% less for childcare

	Venezuela	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$75.56 VEF753.63	$63.03 SRD2,425.52	-16.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,352.50 VEF43,414.02	$1,921.93 SRD73,963.45	-55.8%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Venezuela	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 VEF13.97	$3.34 SRD128.35	+138.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 VEF21.96	$2.68 SRD103.03	+21.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 VEF34.99	$5.64 SRD217.22	+60.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.36 VEF332.70	$12.63 SRD485.91	-62.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.83 VEF48.21	$5.00 SRD192.42	+3.4%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 1.5% more for clothing

	Venezuela	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.83 VEF437.18	$36.30 SRD1,396.81	-17.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.95 VEF378.50	$28.44 SRD1,094.54	-25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.01 VEF728.25	$75.41 SRD2,902.26	+3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.30 VEF761.08	$110.56 SRD4,254.90	+44.9%
Average			+1.5%

Venezuela 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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