Cost of living comparison

Baghdad, Iraq

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 49.5% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 21.4% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 75.1% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 50.2% more in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 IQD6,958	$6.97 SRD254.10	+31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 IQD9,941	$9.16 SRD333.97	+20.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 IQD552	$1.29 SRD47.18	+207.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 IQD249	$0.57 SRD20.81	+200.9%
Average			+115.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Baghdad	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 IQD1,148	$1.23 SRD44.71	+40.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.38 IQD3,116	$6.24 SRD227.27	+162.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 IQD6,718	$5.52 SRD201.24	+7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IQD2,384	$3.27 SRD119.21	+79.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 IQD2,907	$2.34 SRD85.40	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD673	$2.04 SRD74.42	+297.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD674	$0.82 SRD29.95	+59.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD609	$1.18 SRD43.02	+154.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD403	$1.86 SRD67.95	+505.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD389	$0.59 SRD21.50	+98.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 IQD379	$0.75 SRD27.32	+159.1%
Average			+142.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Baghdad	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.78 IQD2,337	$4.14 SRD150.72	+131.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.77 IQD29,822	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	+295.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,213.31 IQD23,857,220	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	+37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.94 IQD20,875	$23.00 SRD838.36	+44.3%
Average			+127.2%

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pay 21.4% less for housing

	Baghdad	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.21 IQD46,122	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$443.62 IQD581,094	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	+16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$264.28 IQD346,172	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	-26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.01 IQD148,023	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	-63.9%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 75.1% less for childcare

	Baghdad	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.43 IQD212,761	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	-61.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,438.23 IQD4,503,659	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	-88.9%
Average			-75.1%

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pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 IQD2,982	$2.00 SRD72.90	-12.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 IQD3,790	$2.25 SRD82.13	-22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.28 IQD2,982	$6.04 SRD220.28	+165.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.60 IQD38,778	$12.63 SRD460.24	-57.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.59 IQD9,941	$5.00 SRD182.25	-34.1%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 50.2% more for clothing

	Baghdad	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.72 IQD37,625	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	+26.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.03 IQD44,577	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	-16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.01 IQD79,913	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	+23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.35 IQD54,167	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	+167.4%
Average			+50.2%

Baghdad 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: April 2025

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