Cost of living comparison

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Moroni vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 2.3 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants
pay 23.3% less in Moroni
Groceries
pay 54.2% more in Moroni
Transportation
pay 9.1% more in Moroni
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Moroni
Childcare
pay 7.1 times more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports
pay 30.2% more in Moroni
Clothing
pay 56.9% more in Moroni

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

Moroni vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 23.3% less for restaurants

 
Paramaribo
Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.00
SRD371.70
$6.42
KMF2,714
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.40
SRD423.82
$8.30
KMF3,509
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.19
SRD44.25
$1.04
KMF439

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pay 54.2% more for groceries

 
Paramaribo
Moroni
Bread
1 loaf
$1.29
SRD47.99
$0.59
KMF250
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.24
SRD231.76
$4.02
KMF1,698
Milk (1 gallon) $6.71
SRD249.29
$17.01
KMF7,185

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

 
Paramaribo
Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.24
SRD157.47
$11.89
KMF5,025
Monthly public transit pass $90.00
SRD3,345.34
$33.58
KMF14,187
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
SRD929K
$19,879.18
KMF8M

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Paramaribo
Moroni
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.19
SRD1,085.05
$76.92
KMF32,498
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $504.53
SRD18,753.68
$759.19
KMF321K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $217.08
SRD8,069.01
$630.71
KMF266K

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pay 7.1 times more for childcare

 
Paramaribo
Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $63.03
SRD2,342.74
$415.80
KMF176K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,921.93
SRD71,439.00
$14,673.45
KMF6M

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pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Paramaribo
Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.34
SRD123.97
$1.09
KMF459
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.68
SRD99.51
$1.83
KMF775
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.64
SRD209.81
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pay 56.9% more for clothing

 
Paramaribo
Moroni
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.30
SRD1,349.13
$63.07
KMF26,648
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.44
SRD1,057.18
$63.07
KMF26,648
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.41
SRD2,803.20
$114.46
KMF48,361

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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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