Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 2.9 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 42.0% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 29.3% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 11.7% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 15.6 times more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.9% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD270.82	$3.22 MGA14,412	-53.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD355.95	$4.30 MGA19,216	-53.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD50.29	$1.16 MGA5,188	-10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD22.18	$0.60 MGA2,696	+5.6%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 42.0% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD47.65	$1.19 MGA5,336	-2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD242.23	$5.22 MGA23,333	-16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD214.49	$3.94 MGA17,636	-28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD127.06	$1.80 MGA8,071	-44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD91.02	$2.10 MGA9,370	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD79.32	$0.65 MGA2,905	-68.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD31.92	$0.27 MGA1,208	-67.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD45.85	$0.51 MGA2,288	-56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD72.43	$0.33 MGA1,489	-82.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.92	$0.35 MGA1,547	-41.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD29.12	$0.42 MGA1,896	-43.4%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 29.3% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD160.65	$4.58 MGA20,458	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,496.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD971,250.00	$11,817.99 MGA52,842,808	-52.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD893.55	$12.46 MGA55,725	-45.8%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 11.7% less for housing

	Paramaribo	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,205.29	$52.31 MGA233,881	+68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD20,062.78	$354.54 MGA1,585,284	-31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,569.11	$53.69 MGA240,078	-72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,583.81	$35.96 MGA160,804	-11.8%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 15.6 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,448.59	$89.71 MGA401,125	+42.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD14,783.00	$11,292.35 MGA50,492,463	+2867.6%
Average			+1455.0%

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pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD77.70	$1.07 MGA4,804	-46.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD87.53	$1.12 MGA4,996	-50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD234.79	$3.22 MGA14,412	-46.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD490.54	$40.29 MGA180,146	+219.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD194.25	$6.45 MGA28,823	+28.9%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Paramaribo	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,410.09	$19.71 MGA88,131	-45.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,104.95	$24.89 MGA111,290	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,929.86	$90.25 MGA403,527	+19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,295.37	$78.79 MGA352,285	-28.7%
Average			-16.8%

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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: June 2025

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