Cost of living comparison

Maseru, Lesotho

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 51.8% more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 3.4% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 51.4% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 24.4% more in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Paramaribo

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Paramaribo are more expensive than in Maseru. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Paramaribo.

Paramaribo vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4% more for restaurants

	Maseru	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$6.97 SRD254.10
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.58 LSL210.45	$9.16 SRD333.97	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 LSL18.70	$1.29 SRD47.18	+25.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 LSL9.86	$0.57 SRD20.81	+5.3%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 51.4% more for groceries

	Maseru	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 LSL14.91	$1.23 SRD44.71	+49.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.67 LSL48.50	$6.24 SRD227.27	+133.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 LSL66.30	$5.52 SRD201.24	+51.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 LSL23.20	$3.27 SRD119.21	+156.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 LSL56.18	$2.34 SRD85.40	-24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LSL16.03	$2.04 SRD74.42	+131.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 LSL18.26	$0.82 SRD29.95	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 LSL17.95	$1.18 SRD43.02	+19.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 LSL21.07	$1.86 SRD67.95	+60.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LSL11.08	$0.59 SRD21.50	-3.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 LSL12.48	$0.75 SRD27.32	+9.1%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Maseru	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 LSL84.24	$4.14 SRD150.72	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.40 LSL516.06	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	+216.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.98 LSL361,243.42	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	+25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 LSL102.18	$23.00 SRD838.36	+309.0%
Average			+135.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Maseru	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.72 LSL412.85	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	+36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$143.89 LSL2,614.71	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	+258.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.89 LSL1,324.56	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	+167.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$40.77 SRD1,485.99
Average			+154.3%

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pay 24.4% more for childcare

	Maseru	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$29.35 LSL533.26	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	+114.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,117.07 LSL20,298.44	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	-65.9%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 LSL33.70	$2.00 SRD72.90	+7.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 LSL23.47	$2.25 SRD82.13	+74.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.83 LSL87.73	$6.04 SRD220.28	+25.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.77 LSL395.65	$12.63 SRD460.24	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.00 SRD182.25
Average			+16.4%

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Maseru	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.60 LSL774.09	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	-14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 LSL722.49	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	-28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.35 LSL1,823.42	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	-24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.00 LSL2,580.31	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	-22.1%
Average			-22.6%

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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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