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Manila vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 4.1 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 43.8% less in Manila
Housing: pay 41.2% more in Manila
Childcare: pay 22.4 times more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.8% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.7% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD244.72	$5.12 ₱299.50	-26.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD321.64	$4.26 ₱249.59	-53.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD45.44	$0.87 ₱51.12	-32.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.04	$0.49 ₱28.77	-13.9%
Average			-31.7%

Paramaribo vs. Manila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Paramaribo	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD43.06	$1.35 ₱79.15	+10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD218.88	$5.30 ₱310.53	-14.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD193.82	$6.79 ₱397.75	+23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD114.81	$2.08 ₱121.70	-36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD82.24	$2.42 ₱141.65	+3.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD71.68	$1.52 ₱89.10	-25.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD28.84	$0.80 ₱47.07	-2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD41.43	$1.52 ₱89.12	+29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD65.45	$0.98 ₱57.19	-47.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD20.71	$1.20 ₱70.32	+103.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD26.31	$1.48 ₱86.95	+98.1%
Average			+12.8%

Paramaribo vs. Manila - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.8% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD145.16	$4.14 ₱242.48	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,159.45	$9.93 ₱581.33	-89.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD877,625.00	$25,575.45 ₱1,497,518.93	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD807.41	$2.67 ₱156.24	-88.4%
Average			-43.8%

Paramaribo vs. Manila - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.2% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,089.11	$28.80 ₱1,686.61	-7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,128.80	$468.88 ₱27,454.46	-9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD6,839.48	$234.44 ₱13,727.26	+20.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,431.13	$106.33 ₱6,225.93	+160.8%
Average			+41.2%

Paramaribo vs. Manila - Cost of housing

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pay 22.4 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,212.55	$482.52 ₱28,253.19	+665.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,357.97	$14,127.39 ₱827,200.93	+3612.7%
Average			+2139.2%

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pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD70.21	$1.36 ₱79.87	-31.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD79.09	$2.70 ₱157.92	+19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD212.15	$3.07 ₱179.70	-49.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD443.25	$40.61 ₱2,377.88	+221.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD175.52	$7.67 ₱449.26	+53.5%
Average			+42.8%

Paramaribo vs. Manila - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Paramaribo	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,274.16	$33.31 ₱1,950.54	-8.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD998.44	$26.60 ₱1,557.32	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,647.43	$74.03 ₱4,334.40	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD3,881.31	$60.89 ₱3,565.38	-44.9%
Average			-15.3%

Paramaribo vs. Manila - 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: January 2025

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