Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 8.8% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 19.6% less in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 79.1% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 25.6% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 38.3% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 84.2% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 32.8% less in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.6% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP894,793	$6.97 SRD257.10	-30.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP683,533	$9.16 SRD337.91	+19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,208	$1.29 SRD47.74	-18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,112	$0.57 SRD21.05	-49.5%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 79.1% more for groceries

	Beirut	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,830	$1.23 SRD45.24	+34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP489,899	$6.24 SRD229.95	+13.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP553,671	$5.52 SRD203.62	-10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,089	$3.27 SRD120.62	+20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,232	$2.34 SRD86.41	-38.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,894	$2.04 SRD75.30	+195.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,709	$0.82 SRD30.30	+47.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,741	$1.18 SRD43.53	+187.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,737	$1.86 SRD68.76	+299.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,040	$0.59 SRD21.76	+50.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,245	$0.75 SRD27.64	+70.9%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 25.6% more for transportation

	Beirut	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,345	$4.14 SRD152.50	+18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,710,951	$90.00 SRD3,319.29	+20.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,684,380,464	$25,000.00 SRD922,025.00	-16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,140,862	$23.00 SRD848.26	+80.4%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 38.3% less for housing

	Beirut	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,852,154	$31.02 SRD1,144.21	-2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,056,813	$516.42 SRD19,045.96	-30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,156,641	$194.83 SRD7,185.49	-45.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,422,550	$40.77 SRD1,503.54	-74.7%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 84.2% less for childcare

	Beirut	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,352,482	$63.03 SRD2,324.49	-77.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP367,859,545	$380.51 SRD14,033.77	-90.7%
Average			-84.2%

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,438	$2.00 SRD73.76	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,542	$2.25 SRD83.10	-19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,959	$6.04 SRD222.89	+202.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,309,108	$12.63 SRD465.67	-78.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP626,355	$5.00 SRD184.41	-28.6%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

	Beirut	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,990,574	$36.30 SRD1,338.63	-53.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,177,019	$28.44 SRD1,048.95	-50.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,227,558	$75.41 SRD2,781.37	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,906,642	$110.56 SRD4,077.67	-0.1%
Average			-32.8%

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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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