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Suriname

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Chisinau vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 71.8% more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 23.2% less in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 38.4% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 28.2% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 59.0% more in Chisinau

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

Chisinau vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.2% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD371.70	$8.95 MDL154.46	-10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD423.82	$7.76 MDL133.87	-31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD44.25	$0.87 MDL15.07	-26.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD30.35	$0.62 MDL10.75	-23.7%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 38.4% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD47.99	$0.58 MDL10.00	-55.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD231.76	$5.29 MDL91.17	-15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD249.29	$4.69 MDL80.96	-30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD126.34	$2.64 MDL45.50	-22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD93.77	$2.55 MDL43.94	+1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD74.63	$0.40 MDL6.96	-79.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD33.92	$0.85 MDL14.62	-7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD53.83	$0.85 MDL14.72	-41.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD91.37	$0.95 MDL16.39	-61.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.93	$0.36 MDL6.18	-39.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD34.60	$0.26 MDL4.54	-71.8%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 28.2% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD157.47	$5.36 MDL92.51	+26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,345.34	$13.97 MDL240.96	-84.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD929K	$31,402.03 MDL542K	+25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD854.92	$4.48 MDL77.23	-80.5%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,085.05	$10.50 MDL181.18	-64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD18,753.68	$675.28 MDL11,647.85	+33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,069.01	$492.96 MDL8,503.05	+127.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,114.97	$130.19 MDL2,245.68	+334.0%
Average			+107.7%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,342.74	$407.06 MDL7,021.31	+545.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD71,439.00	$6,644.14 MDL115K	+245.7%
Average			+395.8%

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pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD123.97	$1.79 MDL30.89	-46.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD99.51	$1.85 MDL31.84	-31.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD209.81	$3.34 MDL57.67	-40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD469.33	$39.44 MDL680.35	+212.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD185.85	$7.76 MDL133.87	+55.2%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 59.0% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,349.13	$66.56 MDL1,148.09	+83.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,057.18	$53.80 MDL928.03	+89.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,803.20	$115.49 MDL1,992.11	+53.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,109.68	$122.07 MDL2,105.50	+10.4%
Average			+59.0%

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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: June 2026

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