Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 18.9% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 3.3% less in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 19.7% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 11.2% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 89.5% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.7% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 16.0% less in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 3.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$201.21	$6.97 SRD249.56	-29.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$150.91	$9.16 SRD328.01	+23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$21.87	$1.29 SRD46.34	+19.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.66	$0.57 SRD20.44	-26.1%
Average			-3.3%

Mexico City vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.7% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$49.69	$1.23 SRD43.91	-50.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$98.63	$6.24 SRD223.21	+28.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$111.61	$5.52 SRD197.65	+0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.23	$3.27 SRD117.08	+49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.36	$2.34 SRD83.87	-34.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.76	$2.04 SRD73.09	+67.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.56	$0.82 SRD29.41	+22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.19	$1.18 SRD42.25	+47.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.77	$1.86 SRD66.74	+125.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.25	$0.59 SRD21.12	-30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.77	$0.75 SRD26.83	-9.4%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$93.98	$4.14 SRD148.03	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$362.18	$90.00 SRD3,222.00	+403.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$377,273.73	$25,000.00 SRD895,000.00	+34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$70.42	$23.00 SRD823.40	+561.9%
Average			+247.2%

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pay 11.2% less for housing

	Mexico City	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$494.10	$31.02 SRD1,110.67	+27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,109.14	$516.42 SRD18,487.71	-42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,030.11	$194.83 SRD6,974.88	-64.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$614.32	$40.77 SRD1,459.47	+34.5%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 89.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,728.40	$63.03 SRD2,256.36	-83.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$170,791.22	$380.51 SRD13,622.43	-95.5%
Average			-89.5%

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pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$55.33	$2.00 SRD71.60	-26.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$60.93	$2.25 SRD80.66	-25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$79.48	$6.04 SRD216.35	+54.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,088.09	$12.63 SRD452.03	-76.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$100.61	$5.00 SRD179.00	+0.7%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 16.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,142.16	$36.30 SRD1,299.39	-35.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$832.15	$28.44 SRD1,018.21	-30.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,864.43	$75.41 SRD2,699.84	-18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,863.15	$110.56 SRD3,958.15	+20.3%
Average			-16.0%

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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: March 2025

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