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Paramaribo vs. Panama City Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 17.4% cheaper than Panama City.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% less in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 0.3% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 84.1% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 60.8% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 87.3% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Panama City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Panama City, you would:

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pay 8.7% less for restaurants

	Panama City	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 PAB10.00	$10.00 SRD386.29
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 PAB8.00	$11.40 SRD440.45	+42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 PAB1.70	$1.19 SRD45.98	-29.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 PAB1.33	$0.82 SRD31.54	-38.8%
Average			-8.7%

Panama City vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.3% more for groceries

	Panama City	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 PAB2.56	$1.29 SRD49.88	-49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.81 PAB5.81	$6.24 SRD240.85	+7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.82 PAB6.82	$6.71 SRD259.08	-1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 PAB2.84	$3.40 SRD131.30	+19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.29 PAB3.29	$2.52 SRD97.45	-23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 PAB1.65	$2.01 SRD77.56	+21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 PAB0.70	$0.91 SRD35.25	+29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40 PAB1.40	$1.45 SRD55.94	+3.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 PAB1.46	$2.46 SRD94.95	+68.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 PAB1.00	$0.59 SRD22.79	-40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PAB1.37	$0.93 SRD35.96	-31.8%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 84.1% more for transportation

	Panama City	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 PAB3.44	$4.24 SRD163.65	+23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.50 PAB22.50	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	+300.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	+26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 PAB26.50	$23.00 SRD888.47	-13.2%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 60.8% less for housing

	Panama City	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.20 PAB49.20	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	-40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,164.71 PAB1,164.71	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$953.85 PAB953.85	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	-77.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.90 PAB95.90	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	-68.7%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 87.3% less for childcare

	Panama City	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.00 PAB476.00	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	-86.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,733.33 PAB15,733.33	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	-87.8%
Average			-87.3%

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pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Panama City	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PAB3.00	$3.34 SRD128.84	+11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.61 PAB3.61	$2.68 SRD103.42	-25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.92 PAB5.92	$5.64 SRD218.04	-4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.86 PAB43.86	$12.63 SRD487.75	-71.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 PAB8.00	$5.00 SRD193.14	-37.5%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Panama City	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 PAB50.00	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	-27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50 PAB47.50	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	-40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.55 PAB89.55	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	-15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.88 PAB126.88	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	-12.9%
Average			-24.1%

Panama City 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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