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Paramaribo vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 14.1% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 41.1% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 74.4% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 64.7% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 94.3% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.1% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.5% more for restaurants

	Doha	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 QAR29.90	$6.97 SRD244.54	-15.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53 QAR27.41	$9.16 SRD321.41	+21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 QAR3.27	$1.29 SRD45.41	+44.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 QAR1.30	$0.57 SRD20.03	+59.7%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 41.1% more for groceries

	Doha	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 QAR5.70	$1.23 SRD43.03	-21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 QAR20.88	$6.24 SRD218.72	+8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 QAR29.09	$5.52 SRD193.68	-30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.29	$3.27 SRD114.73	+28.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 QAR13.99	$2.34 SRD82.19	-39.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.13	$2.04 SRD71.62	+137.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 QAR2.60	$0.82 SRD28.82	+15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 QAR2.44	$1.18 SRD41.40	+75.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.21	$1.86 SRD65.40	+207.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 QAR1.55	$0.59 SRD20.69	+38.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.05	$0.75 SRD26.29	+32.8%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 74.4% more for transportation

	Doha	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.79	$4.14 SRD145.06	+93.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 QAR119.62	$90.00 SRD3,157.20	+173.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,910.54 QAR79,744.24	$25,000.00 SRD877,000.00	+14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.72 QAR71.77	$23.00 SRD806.84	+16.6%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 64.7% less for housing

	Doha	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.95 QAR320.09	$31.02 SRD1,088.33	-64.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.13 QAR5,714.54	$516.42 SRD18,115.89	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.80 QAR3,689.78	$194.83 SRD6,834.60	-80.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.85 QAR276.07	$40.77 SRD1,430.12	-46.3%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 94.3% less for childcare

	Doha	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$797.97 QAR2,904.23	$63.03 SRD2,210.98	-92.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,234.42 QAR40,888.09	$380.51 SRD13,348.46	-96.6%
Average			-94.3%

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pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.87	$2.00 SRD70.16	-81.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 QAR19.13	$2.25 SRD79.04	-57.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 QAR23.92	$6.04 SRD212.00	-8.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.97 QAR429.37	$12.63 SRD442.93	-89.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 QAR44.86	$5.00 SRD175.40	-59.4%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	Doha	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.12 QAR222.45	$36.30 SRD1,273.26	-40.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 QAR201.31	$28.44 SRD997.73	-48.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 QAR352.76	$75.41 SRD2,645.54	-22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98 QAR345.69	$110.56 SRD3,878.54	+16.4%
Average			-23.8%

Doha 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: January 2025

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