Cost of living comparison

Suriname

compared to

Macau

Macao vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Macao is 87.9% more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 44.0% less in Macao
Groceries: pay 15.5% more in Macao
Transportation: pay 32.3% more in Macao
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Macao
Childcare: pay 14.5 times more in Macao
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Macao
Clothing: pay 56.4% more in Macao

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Macao are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Macao.

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Macao vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.0% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Macao
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.20 SRD496.97	$6.19 MOP50.00	-53.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 SRD413.72	$5.94 MOP48.00	-46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 SRD52.25	$1.03 MOP8.33	-25.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 SRD31.47	$0.89 MOP7.20	+6.5%
Average			-44.0%

Paramaribo vs. Macao - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.5% more for groceries

	Paramaribo	Macao
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 SRD51.65	$1.72 MOP13.89	+25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 SRD222.10	$8.09 MOP65.41	+37.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 SRD256.22	$11.99 MOP96.91	+76.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SRD114.28	$3.42 MOP27.62	+12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SRD104.74	$8.79 MOP71.05	+215.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20 SRD82.78	$1.20 MOP9.66	-45.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 SRD52.42	$1.31 MOP10.58	-6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 SRD63.71	$0.87 MOP6.99	-48.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 SRD101.97	$1.09 MOP8.78	-59.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 SRD22.95	$1.78 MOP14.43	+192.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 SRD33.38	$1.31 MOP10.58	+47.5%
Average			+15.5%

Paramaribo vs. Macao - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.3% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	Macao
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 SRD164.08	$6.86 MOP55.46	+57.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.43 MOP181.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD941K	$30,925.27 MOP250K	+23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 SRD542.03	$12.69 MOP102.60	-11.9%
Average			+32.3%

Paramaribo vs. Macao - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Macao
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	$36.99 MOP299.00	+21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	$1,115.78 MOP9,020.04	+130.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	$1,076.20 MOP8,700.04	+305.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	$93.11 MOP752.74	+224.2%
Average			+194.2%

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pay 14.5 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Macao
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	+1829.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	$18,972.13 MOP153K	+986.6%
Average			+1347.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Macao
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 SRD99.39	$5.75 MOP46.50	+117.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 SRD106.37	$5.01 MOP40.50	+77.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.68 SRD213.70	$6.68 MOP54.00	+17.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.54 SRD509.72	$63.91 MOP516.67	+372.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD188.21	$14.60 MOP118.00	+191.9%
Average			+156.6%

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pay 56.4% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Macao
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	$69.52 MOP562.00	+108.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.08 SRD793.55	$33.40 MOP270.00	+58.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	$92.78 MOP750.00	+38.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	+31.2%
Average			+56.4%

Paramaribo vs. Macao - Cost of clothing

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