Common information
- Capital
- Paramaribo
- Language
- Dutch, Sranan Tongo
- Currency
- Surinam Dollar
- Population
- 566 846
- Phone code
- +597
Cost of living and prices in Suriname
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre195USD/month
- in city centre516USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre542USD/month
- in city centre1,195USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 7 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 55 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 8 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 3 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 12 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 10 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 6 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 90 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 10 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 25,000 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 25,000 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 13 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 20 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 5 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 36 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 28 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 75 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 111 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 53 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 26 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 516 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 195 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,195 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 542 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 187 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 175 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 285 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 16.67 |
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Weather, climate, temperature by months in Suriname
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 |
| Average high, °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
| Average temperature, °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
| Average low, °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
| Record low, °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
| Rain, days | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Fog, days | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 104 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 71 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 104 | 91 | 120 | 183 | 222 | 144 | 140 | 197 | 289 | 309 | 224 | 165 | 2186 |
| Relative humidity, % | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 58 | 60 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 62 | 67 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 267 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 520 | 544 | 506 | 493 | 488 | 445 | 493 | 490 | 495 | 478 | 500 | 525 | 5976 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 |