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Paramaribo vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 21.8% cheaper than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 12.4% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 15.4% less in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 23.8% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 48.6% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 77.1% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 31.3% less in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 12.4% more for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.31 TTD69.88	$10.00 SRD386.29	-3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 TTD54.91	$11.40 SRD440.45	+40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 TTD7.30	$1.19 SRD45.98	+10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.46	$0.82 SRD31.54	+1.4%
Average			+12.4%

Port Of Spain vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.4% less for groceries

	Port Of Spain	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 TTD18.77	$1.29 SRD49.88	-53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.08 TTD27.63	$6.24 SRD240.85	+53.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.51 TTD71.22	$6.71 SRD259.08	-36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.17 TTD35.08	$3.40 SRD131.30	-34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 TTD31.31	$2.52 SRD97.45	-45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.80 TTD18.96	$2.01 SRD77.56	-28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 TTD7.90	$0.91 SRD35.25	-21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.05 TTD13.90	$1.45 SRD55.94	-29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 TTD12.76	$2.46 SRD94.95	+30.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 TTD4.84	$0.59 SRD22.79	-17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 TTD5.57	$0.93 SRD35.96	+13.3%
Average			-15.4%

Port Of Spain vs. Paramaribo - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.8% more for transportation

	Port Of Spain	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 TTD28.72	$4.24 SRD163.65
Monthly public transit pass	$97.20 TTD658.91	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	-7.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,345.77 TTD239,604.06	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 TTD74.88	$23.00 SRD888.47	+108.2%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 48.6% less for housing

	Port Of Spain	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.53 TTD417.09	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	-52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$794.05 TTD5,382.77	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.64 TTD3,244.64	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	-54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 TTD413.53	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	-50.8%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 77.1% less for childcare

	Port Of Spain	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.09 TTD2,244.44	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	-81.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,182.06 TTD48,686.21	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	-73.2%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TTD12.48	$3.34 SRD128.84	+81.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 TTD25.29	$2.68 SRD103.42	-28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 TTD40.93	$5.64 SRD218.04	-6.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.41 TTD368.83	$12.63 SRD487.75	-76.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 TTD72.38	$5.00 SRD193.14	-53.2%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 31.3% less for clothing

	Port Of Spain	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.03 TTD400.17	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	-38.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.29 TTD259.57	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	-25.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$166.91 TTD1,131.46	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	-54.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.82 TTD798.68	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	-6.2%
Average			-31.3%

Port Of Spain vs. Paramaribo - 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: December 2025

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