Cost of living comparison

Moroni, Comoros

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 10.5% more expensive than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 52.2% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 86.6% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 55.6% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 90.3% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.0% more for restaurants

	Moroni	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.61 KMF689	$6.97 SRD260.72	+333.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.62 KMF3,265	$9.16 SRD342.67	+20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 KMF664	$1.29 SRD48.41	-16.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 KMF482	$0.57 SRD21.35	-49.3%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 52.2% more for groceries

	Moroni	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.61 KMF261	$1.23 SRD45.88	+101.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KMF2,201	$6.24 SRD233.19	+21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.61 KMF6,687	$5.52 SRD206.49	-64.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.80 KMF2,057	$3.27 SRD122.31	-31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 KMF1,135	$2.34 SRD87.62	-11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.43 KMF1,042	$2.04 SRD76.36	-16.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.21 KMF92	$0.82 SRD30.73	+284.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.24 KMF104	$1.18 SRD44.14	+385.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 KMF767	$1.86 SRD69.72	+4.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 KMF628	$0.59 SRD22.06	-59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 KMF522	$0.75 SRD28.03	-38.5%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 86.6% more for transportation

	Moroni	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.91 KMF4,676	$4.14 SRD154.65	-62.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.95 KMF13,261	$90.00 SRD3,366.00	+190.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,241.41 KMF7,816,444	$25,000.00 SRD935,000.00	+37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.20 KMF3,512	$23.00 SRD860.20	+180.6%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 55.6% less for housing

	Moroni	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$155.86 KMF66,788	$31.02 SRD1,160.31	-80.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$696.65 KMF298,513	$516.42 SRD19,313.98	-25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$578.75 KMF247,995	$194.83 SRD7,286.61	-66.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.96 KMF35,119	$40.77 SRD1,524.70	-50.3%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 90.3% less for childcare

	Moroni	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.55 KMF163,493	$63.03 SRD2,357.20	-83.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,464.56 KMF5,769,565	$380.51 SRD14,231.26	-97.2%
Average			-90.3%

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pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.57 KMF673	$2.00 SRD74.80	+27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 KMF1,279	$2.25 SRD84.26	-24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KMF804	$6.04 SRD226.02	+222.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.92 KMF14,107	$12.63 SRD472.23	-61.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.23 KMF2,668	$5.00 SRD187.00	-19.7%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Moroni	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.88 KMF24,800	$36.30 SRD1,357.46	-37.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.88 KMF24,800	$28.44 SRD1,063.71	-50.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.03 KMF45,007	$75.41 SRD2,820.51	-28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.45 KMF34,903	$110.56 SRD4,135.05	+35.7%
Average			-20.2%

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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: June 2025

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