Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 53.1% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 4.4% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 4.9 times more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 15.2% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 92.1% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 24.8% more in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.9% more for restaurants

	Manila	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱294.03	$6.97 SRD249.56	+36.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱245.03	$9.16 SRD328.01	+114.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.18	$1.29 SRD46.34	+48.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.25	$0.57 SRD20.44	+16.2%
Average			+53.9%

Manila vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.4% more for groceries

	Manila	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱77.71	$1.23 SRD43.91	-9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱304.86	$6.24 SRD223.21	+17.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱390.48	$5.52 SRD197.65	-18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱119.48	$3.27 SRD117.08	+57.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱139.06	$2.34 SRD83.87	-3.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.47	$2.04 SRD73.09	+34.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.21	$0.82 SRD29.41	+2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.49	$1.18 SRD42.25	-22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.15	$1.86 SRD66.74	+90.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱69.03	$0.59 SRD21.12	-50.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱85.36	$0.75 SRD26.83	-49.5%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 4.9 times more for transportation

	Manila	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱238.05	$4.14 SRD148.03	-0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱570.71	$90.00 SRD3,222.00	+806.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,470,166.22	$25,000.00 SRD895,000.00	-2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱153.39	$23.00 SRD823.40	+761.9%
Average			+391.5%

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pay 15.2% less for housing

	Manila	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,655.81	$31.02 SRD1,110.67	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,953.00	$516.42 SRD18,487.71	+10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,476.52	$194.83 SRD6,974.88	-16.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,112.21	$40.77 SRD1,459.47	-61.7%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 92.1% less for childcare

	Manila	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,737.14	$63.03 SRD2,256.36	-86.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱812,091.82	$380.51 SRD13,622.43	-97.3%
Average			-92.1%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱78.41	$2.00 SRD71.60	+46.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱155.04	$2.25 SRD80.66	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱176.42	$6.04 SRD216.35	+96.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,334.45	$12.63 SRD452.03	-68.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱441.05	$5.00 SRD179.00	-34.8%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 24.8% more for clothing

	Manila	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,914.91	$36.30 SRD1,299.39	+9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,528.87	$28.44 SRD1,018.21	+6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,255.23	$75.41 SRD2,699.84	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,500.26	$110.56 SRD3,958.15	+81.6%
Average			+24.8%

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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: March 2025

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