Cost of Living in Suriname
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Suriname: $19,179/capita.
Cities in Suriname
Income Category
GDP per Capita
Population
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 58% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Child Education
Public-schooling rules are not sourced for Suriname yet. Country-level enrollment, instruction-language, and homeschool notes will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Suriname. We publish this section only when we can tie it to verified local samples or a clearly marked country fallback.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Suriname.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedThis is a broad country-level read based on coverage, staffing, beds, and spending.
Public care
MixedRelatively low patient cost-sharing support this rating.
Private care
LimitedSelf-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
74/100
2023
Physicians
1.35/1k
2023
Hospital beds
2.87/1k
2022
Out of pocket
20%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
73.8 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
84/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
9.7/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Suriname yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Suriname · Source: GDP-derived estimate
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
US passport holders need advance travel authorization or a visa before entry.
About Suriname
Suriname is an upper-middle-income country in Latin America & Caribbean, with 634,431 people and a relocation profile centered on Paramaribo. Its cost of living is low for the region, which helps with day-to-day budgeting, but that should be weighed against uneven services: healthcare is adequate in the capital and more limited elsewhere, while internet speeds are moderate but improving. Dutch is the official language, a practical advantage for some European movers and a real adjustment for those arriving with only English or Spanish. The climate is tropical and humid year-round, so comfort depends heavily on tolerance for heat and rain. Suriname is also about 90% forest, which shapes travel and infrastructure outside the capital. Visa friendliness is moderate for most nationalities, and petty crime means basic caution is sensible.
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Common questions about Suriname
Sourced from SortaRich's public-data ranking engine — every figure links to its institutional source.
How much does it cost to live in Suriname?
The cost of living in Suriname is about 58% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), with an overall cost-of-living index of 42. SortaRich personalizes these numbers to your home city's purchasing power so the comparison is real, not nominal.
Sources: SortaRich Cost of Living, World Bank ICP 2021
How far does $1 go in Suriname?
$1 goes about 3.5x further in Suriname than in the baseline market — your home-country income stretches that much more (current PPP ratio: 3.51). The figure adjusts every year as exchange rates and local prices shift. SortaRich uses World Bank ICP 2021 as the anchor and Penn World Tables 11.0 for cross-validation.
Sources: World Bank ICP 2021, Penn World Tables 11.0
What visa do I need to move to Suriname?
To move to Suriname you have these visa options: Tourist entry: visa_required. Visa rules change frequently — confirm the current terms with the official immigration authority before booking flights.
Source: SortaRich Visa Database
What are the best cities to live in Suriname?
The best cities to live in Suriname are Paramaribo — those are the most-searched options among the 1 cities profiled in the SortaRich database. Each city page includes a personalized PPP comparison versus your home city plus subnational price data where available.
Source: SortaRich City Index