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Paramaribo vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 41.6% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.4% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 81.6% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 52.6% more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 77.2% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 22.5% less in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.4% more for restaurants

	Russia	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB779.02	$10.00 SRD384.68	+3.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB446.34	$11.40 SRD438.62	+106.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB85.18	$1.19 SRD45.79	+12.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB41.37	$0.82 SRD31.41	+59.3%
Average			+45.4%

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pay 81.6% more for groceries

	Russia	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB50.87	$1.29 SRD49.67	+104.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB405.31	$6.24 SRD239.85	+24.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB340.65	$6.71 SRD258.00	+58.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB129.02	$3.40 SRD130.75	+112.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB177.56	$2.52 SRD97.05	+14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB63.70	$2.01 SRD77.24	+154.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB64.71	$0.91 SRD35.10	+13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB75.05	$1.45 SRD55.71	+55.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB101.23	$2.46 SRD94.56	+96.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB30.61	$0.59 SRD22.69	+55.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB24.46	$0.93 SRD35.81	+207.2%
Average			+81.6%

Russia vs. Paramaribo - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Russia	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB217.37	$4.24 SRD162.97	+57.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,752.75	$90.00 SRD3,462.14	+314.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,546,970.87	$25,000.00 SRD961,705.00	-20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB399.03	$23.00 SRD884.77	+365.1%
Average			+179.0%

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pay 52.6% more for housing

	Russia	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB610.80	$29.19 SRD1,122.93	+285.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB35,018.96	$504.53 SRD19,408.41	+16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB24,276.80	$217.08 SRD8,350.72	-27.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,678.93	$30.00 SRD1,153.90	-63.8%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 77.2% less for childcare

	Russia	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB24,265.18	$63.03 SRD2,424.53	-79.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB627,838.39	$1,921.93 SRD73,933.08	-75.3%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB137.13	$3.34 SRD128.30	+96.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB174.94	$2.68 SRD102.99	+23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB216.49	$5.64 SRD217.13	+110.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,892.37	$12.63 SRD485.72	-64.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB413.59	$5.00 SRD192.34	-2.4%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 22.5% less for clothing

	Russia	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB5,048.03	$36.30 SRD1,396.23	-42.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,528.29	$28.44 SRD1,094.09	-35.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB8,306.25	$75.41 SRD2,901.06	-26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,854.57	$110.56 SRD4,253.15	+13.6%
Average			-22.5%

Russia 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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