Cost of living comparison

Baku, Azerbaijan

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 35.2% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants: pay 35.0% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 19.9% more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 83.4% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.0% more for restaurants

	Baku	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.41 AZN16.00	$6.97 SRD257.10	-25.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 AZN13.00	$9.16 SRD337.91	+19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 AZN1.18	$1.29 SRD47.74	+86.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 AZN0.61	$0.57 SRD21.05	+59.2%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Baku	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 AZN0.78	$1.23 SRD45.24	+168.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.77 AZN4.71	$6.24 SRD229.95	+125.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 AZN8.72	$5.52 SRD203.62	+7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 AZN2.40	$3.27 SRD120.62	+131.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 AZN3.58	$2.34 SRD86.41	+11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 AZN0.84	$2.04 SRD75.30	+314.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 AZN1.32	$0.82 SRD30.30	+6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 AZN1.16	$1.18 SRD43.53	+73.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 AZN1.40	$1.86 SRD68.76	+125.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 AZN0.49	$0.59 SRD21.76	+104.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.40	$0.75 SRD27.64	+222.1%
Average			+117.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Baku	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.46 AZN4.19	$4.14 SRD152.50	+67.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.65 AZN30.00	$90.00 SRD3,319.29	+410.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,588.24 AZN35,000.00	$25,000.00 SRD922,025.00	+21.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.47 AZN11.00	$23.00 SRD848.26	+255.5%
Average			+188.7%

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pay 19.9% more for housing

	Baku	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.84 AZN25.23	$31.02 SRD1,144.21	+109.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$470.77 AZN800.30	$516.42 SRD19,045.96	+9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.03 AZN443.75	$194.83 SRD7,185.49	-25.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.11 AZN80.09	$40.77 SRD1,503.54	-13.5%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 83.4% less for childcare

	Baku	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$232.47 AZN395.20	$63.03 SRD2,324.49	-72.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,199.10 AZN10,538.46	$380.51 SRD14,033.77	-93.9%
Average			-83.4%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Baku	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$2.00 SRD73.76	+36.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 AZN6.12	$2.25 SRD83.10	-37.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 AZN6.00	$6.04 SRD222.89	+71.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.42 AZN84.02	$12.63 SRD465.67	-74.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$5.00 SRD184.41	-15.0%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Baku	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.06 AZN95.30	$36.30 SRD1,338.63	-35.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.34 AZN97.48	$28.44 SRD1,048.95	-50.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.29 AZN207.88	$75.41 SRD2,781.37	-38.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.40 AZN162.18	$110.56 SRD4,077.67	+15.9%
Average			-27.0%

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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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