Money, budget, and shopping in Suriname

Money

Currency

• Currency: Surinamese dollar (100 cents).

• Banknotes: 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 Surinamese dollars.

• Coins: 1, 5, 10, 25, 100, and 250 cents.

• Exchange:

Exchange

Which currency to bring

Payment methods

Returning home

Budget

What can be expensive

What can be inexpensive

Price range

• Double room in a "backpacker" hotel:

• Double room in a "tourist" hotel:

• Snacks, "local" restaurant meal:

• "Tourist" restaurant meal:

• Budget car rental:

• 100 km by bus/minibus:

• Urban taxi:

Bargaining and tipping

Shopping and souvenirs

Things to bring back mainly include wood carvings by the "Maroon" people of the forest and Indian handicrafts.