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Paramaribo vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 6.1% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 6.3% less in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 3.4% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 5.6% more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 56.9% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 18.4% less in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Caracas, you would:

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pay 6.3% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 VEF109.72	$10.00 SRD384.84	-9.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 VEF99.75	$11.40 SRD438.80	+14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.16	$1.19 SRD45.81	-9.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 VEF10.25	$0.82 SRD31.42	-20.6%
Average			-6.3%

Caracas vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4% more for groceries

	Caracas	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VEF24.50	$1.29 SRD49.69	-47.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 VEF44.21	$6.24 SRD239.95	+40.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 VEF78.10	$6.71 SRD258.10	-14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 VEF32.07	$3.40 SRD130.81	+5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 VEF34.11	$2.52 SRD97.09	-26.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.68 VEF26.71	$2.01 SRD77.27	-25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.98	$0.91 SRD35.12	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 VEF12.04	$1.45 SRD55.73	+19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 VEF10.02	$2.46 SRD94.60	+144.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 VEF11.69	$0.59 SRD22.70	-49.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 VEF10.60	$0.93 SRD35.82	-12.4%
Average			+3.4%

Caracas vs. Paramaribo - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Caracas	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.24 SRD163.04	+123.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$90.00 SRD3,463.56	+200.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249,362.52	$25,000.00 SRD962,100.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 VEF234.40	$23.00 SRD885.13	-2.1%
Average			+107.2%

Caracas vs. Paramaribo - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.6% more for housing

	Caracas	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.92 VEF368.29	$29.19 SRD1,123.39	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	$504.53 SRD19,416.38	+2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	$217.08 SRD8,354.15	-44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.19 VEF161.48	$30.00 SRD1,154.37	+85.3%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 56.9% less for childcare

	Caracas	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	$63.03 SRD2,425.52	-53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	$1,921.93 SRD73,963.45	-60.5%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$3.34 SRD128.35	+122.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 VEF26.51	$2.68 SRD103.03	+0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 VEF49.87	$5.64 SRD217.22	+12.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.18 VEF630.21	$12.63 SRD485.91	-80.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$5.00 SRD192.42	-16.7%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

	Caracas	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.88 VEF567.30	$36.30 SRD1,396.81	-36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.50 VEF374.04	$28.44 SRD1,094.54	-24.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.67 VEF864.46	$75.41 SRD2,902.26	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	$110.56 SRD4,254.90	-0.1%
Average			-18.4%

Caracas vs. Paramaribo - 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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