Cost of living comparison

compared to

Suriname vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Suriname is 30.4% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.2% more in Suriname
Groceries: pay 53.6% more in Suriname
Transportation: pay 26.2% more in Suriname
Housing: pay 14.1% less in Suriname
Childcare: pay 71.3% less in Suriname
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.4% more in Suriname
Clothing: pay 72.8% more in Suriname

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

Suriname vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 85.2% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Suriname
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$10.00 SRD386.29	+37.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$11.40 SRD440.45	+107.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ZWL192.35	$1.19 SRD45.98	+99.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL134.02	$0.82 SRD31.54	+96.2%
Average			+85.2%

Zimbabwe vs. Suriname - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 53.6% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Suriname
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL326.12	$1.29 SRD49.88	+27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	$6.24 SRD240.85	+17.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	$6.71 SRD259.08	+12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 ZWL636.46	$3.40 SRD131.30	+72.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 ZWL762.99	$2.52 SRD97.45	+6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ZWL349.08	$2.01 SRD77.56	+85.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL234.29	$0.91 SRD35.25	+25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ZWL344.68	$1.45 SRD55.94	+35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ZWL196.88	$2.46 SRD94.95	+302.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZWL211.93	$0.59 SRD22.79	-10.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL258.09	$0.93 SRD35.96	+16.1%
Average			+53.6%

Zimbabwe vs. Suriname - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 26.2% more for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Suriname
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	$4.24 SRD163.65	-28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	+111.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$23.00 SRD888.47	+15.0%
Average			+26.2%

Zimbabwe vs. Suriname - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.1% less for housing

	Zimbabwe	Suriname
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	-81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	+67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	+7.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	-49.3%
Average			-14.1%

Zimbabwe vs. Suriname - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 71.3% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Suriname
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	-72.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	-70.0%
Average			-71.3%

Zimbabwe vs. Suriname - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Suriname
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 ZWL523.25	$3.34 SRD128.84	+105.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 ZWL810.92	$2.68 SRD103.42	+6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.35 ZWL434.70	$5.64 SRD218.04	+318.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	$12.63 SRD487.75	-72.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	$5.00 SRD193.14	-55.6%
Average			+60.4%

Zimbabwe vs. Suriname - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 72.8% more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Suriname
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	+75.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	+71.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	+54.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	+90.1%
Average			+72.8%

Zimbabwe vs. Suriname - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Zimbabwe vs.

China

Zimbabwe vs.

United States

Zimbabwe vs.

Italy

Zimbabwe vs.

Russia

Zimbabwe vs.

Canada

Zimbabwe vs.

France

Zimbabwe vs.

Egypt

Zimbabwe vs.

United Kingdom

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Harare vs. Paramaribo

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Zimbabwe

Add prices for Suriname

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Suriname or Zimbabwe. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.