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Damascus vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 1.8% cheaper than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% less in Damascus
Groceries: pay 50.5% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 19.5% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 71.9% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 16.6% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 3.9% more in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.0% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD385.48	$8.00 SYP104,016	-20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD439.53	$6.00 SYP78,012	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.89	$1.37 SYP17,769	+14.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.47	$0.82 SYP10,683	+0.6%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 50.5% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.77	$0.50 SYP6,447	-61.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD240.35	$1.61 SYP20,885	-74.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD258.53	$3.76 SYP48,876	-44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD131.03	$1.91 SYP24,801	-43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.25	$3.25 SYP42,227	+28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.40	$0.45 SYP5,857	-77.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.18	$0.76 SYP9,879	-16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.82	$0.49 SYP6,389	-66.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.75	$0.34 SYP4,423	-86.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.74	$0.32 SYP4,162	-45.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.88	$0.30 SYP3,890	-67.9%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 19.5% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.31	$15.62 SYP203,114	+268.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,469.32	$17.00 SYP221,034	-81.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD963,700.00	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD886.60	$7.00 SYP91,014	-69.6%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 71.9% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,125.26	$55.00 SYP715,110	+88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,448.67	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,368.04	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-18.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,156.29	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+269.7%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 16.6% less for childcare

	Paramaribo	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,429.56	$49.17 SYP639,265	-22.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD74,086.45	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-11.3%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.57	$1.60 SYP20,803	-52.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.20	$1.93 SYP25,137	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD217.58	$3.00 SYP39,006	-46.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD486.72	$16.25 SYP211,282	+28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD192.74	$3.00 SYP39,006	-40.0%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 3.9% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,399.13	$44.25 SYP575,338	+21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,096.36	$41.25 SYP536,332	+45.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,907.08	$57.50 SYP747,615	-23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,261.98	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	-27.6%
Average			+3.9%

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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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