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Paramaribo vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 27.4% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 42.4% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 37.2% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 7.4% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 79.2% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 34.7% more in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.4% more for restaurants

	Suva	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.30 FJD11.98	$10.00 SRD386.29	+88.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 FJD14.97	$11.40 SRD440.45	+72.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 FJD3.11	$1.19 SRD45.98	-13.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 FJD1.51	$0.82 SRD31.54	+21.9%
Average			+42.4%

Suva vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.2% more for groceries

	Suva	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 FJD1.16	$1.29 SRD49.88	+150.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 FJD11.49	$6.24 SRD240.85	+22.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 FJD10.80	$6.71 SRD259.08	+40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 FJD7.31	$3.40 SRD131.30	+5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 FJD5.73	$2.52 SRD97.45	-0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.53	$2.01 SRD77.56	+79.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.53	$0.91 SRD35.25	-18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 FJD3.53	$1.45 SRD55.94	-7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 FJD3.25	$2.46 SRD94.95	+70.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 FJD1.41	$0.59 SRD22.79	-5.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 FJD1.22	$0.93 SRD35.96	+72.2%
Average			+37.2%

Suva vs. Paramaribo - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Suva	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FJD11.48	$4.24 SRD163.65	-16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.07 FJD49.90	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	+307.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,281.49 FJD54,887.09	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	+3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.41 FJD9.98	$23.00 SRD888.47	+421.0%
Average			+178.8%

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pay 7.4% less for housing

	Suva	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.84 FJD53.89	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	+22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.63 FJD1,097.74	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	+3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.67 FJD858.23	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	-42.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.55 FJD78.09	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	-13.2%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 79.2% less for childcare

	Suva	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.05 FJD506.46	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	-71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.41 FJD31,934.31	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	-86.4%
Average			-79.2%

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.09 FJD6.99	$3.34 SRD128.84	+7.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 FJD6.73	$2.68 SRD103.42	-10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.71 FJD21.95	$5.64 SRD218.04	-41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 FJD67.53	$12.63 SRD487.75	-57.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.86 FJD8.73	$5.00 SRD193.14	+29.4%
Average			-14.5%

Suva vs. Paramaribo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.7% more for clothing

	Suva	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FJD57.88	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	+41.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.93 FJD60.87	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	+5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.78 FJD155.48	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	+9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.75 FJD137.32	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	+82.0%
Average			+34.7%

Suva 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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