Cost of living comparison

Antananarivo, Madagascar

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 45.0% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 59.0% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 62.2% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 70.3% more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 63.1% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 30.6% more in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.0% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MGA14,490	$6.97 SRD260.72	+116.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA19,320	$9.16 SRD342.67	+113.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MGA5,216	$1.29 SRD48.41	+11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MGA2,710	$0.57 SRD21.35	-5.3%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MGA5,365	$1.23 SRD45.88	+2.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 MGA23,460	$6.24 SRD233.19	+19.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 MGA17,731	$5.52 SRD206.49	+40.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,114	$3.27 SRD122.31	+81.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MGA9,421	$2.34 SRD87.62	+11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MGA2,921	$2.04 SRD76.36	+214.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 MGA1,214	$0.82 SRD30.73	+204.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 MGA2,300	$1.18 SRD44.14	+130.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,497	$1.86 SRD69.72	+459.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MGA1,556	$0.59 SRD22.06	+70.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 MGA1,906	$0.75 SRD28.03	+76.8%
Average			+119.2%

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pay 62.2% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 MGA20,569	$4.14 SRD154.65	-9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$90.00 SRD3,366.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA53,130,163	$25,000.00 SRD935,000.00	+111.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA56,028	$23.00 SRD860.20	+84.6%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 70.3% more for housing

	Antananarivo	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.31 MGA235,153	$31.02 SRD1,160.31	-40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$354.54 MGA1,593,905	$516.42 SRD19,313.98	+45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$53.69 MGA241,384	$194.83 SRD7,286.61	+262.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA161,679	$40.77 SRD1,524.70	+13.4%
Average			+70.3%

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pay 63.1% less for childcare

	Antananarivo	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA403,306	$63.03 SRD2,357.20	-29.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA50,767,037	$380.51 SRD14,231.26	-96.6%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 MGA4,830	$2.00 SRD74.80	+86.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 MGA5,023	$2.25 SRD84.26	+101.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 MGA14,490	$6.04 SRD226.02	+87.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.29 MGA181,126	$12.63 SRD472.23	-68.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA28,980	$5.00 SRD187.00	-22.4%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 30.6% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.71 MGA88,610	$36.30 SRD1,357.46	+84.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.89 MGA111,895	$28.44 SRD1,063.71	+14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25 MGA405,721	$75.41 SRD2,820.51	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.79 MGA354,201	$110.56 SRD4,135.05	+40.3%
Average			+30.6%

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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 2025

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