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Port Louis vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 26.1% more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 30.6% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 7.3% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 15.9% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 47.8% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Louis instead of Paramaribo, you would:

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pay 29.2% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD386.29	$6.60 MUR303.89	-34.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD440.45	$7.15 MUR329.22	-37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.98	$0.99 MUR45.58	-16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.54	$0.58 MUR26.77	-28.8%
Average			-29.2%

Paramaribo vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.6% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.88	$0.75 MUR34.69	-41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD240.85	$4.34 MUR200.06	-30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD259.08	$6.04 MUR278.48	-9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD131.30	$2.46 MUR113.20	-27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.45	$2.64 MUR121.76	+4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.56	$0.92 MUR42.27	-54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.25	$0.90 MUR41.35	-1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.94	$0.67 MUR30.78	-53.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.95	$1.22 MUR56.06	-50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.79	$0.47 MUR21.44	-21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.96	$0.47 MUR21.44	-50.0%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 7.3% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.65	$5.42 MUR249.55	+27.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	$22.25 MUR1,025.13	-75.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	$35,729.99 MUR1,646,080.66	+42.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD888.47	$30.78 MUR1,418.16	+33.8%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 15.9% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	$33.57 MUR1,546.43	+15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	$368.29 MUR16,967.29	-27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	$318.82 MUR14,688.10	+46.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	$38.67 MUR1,781.64	+28.9%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	$159.41 MUR7,344.05	+152.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	+151.7%
Average			+152.3%

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pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.84	$2.20 MUR101.30	-34.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.42	$2.61 MUR120.29	-2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD218.04	$6.60 MUR303.89	+16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD487.75	$24.55 MUR1,131.15	+94.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD193.14	$6.05 MUR278.57	+20.9%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 47.8% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	$74.21 MUR3,418.78	+104.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	$49.47 MUR2,279.19	+73.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	$107.19 MUR4,938.24	+42.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	$78.06 MUR3,596.05	-29.4%
Average			+47.8%

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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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