Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Asuncion, Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 59.8% more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 45.5% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 47.2% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 1.2% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 6.5 times more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 2.4% less in Asuncion

Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Asuncion. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.5% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD270.82	$4.13 PYG32,997	-40.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD355.95	$4.58 PYG36,550	-50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD50.29	$0.88 PYG7,058	-31.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD22.18	$0.51 PYG4,034	-11.5%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 45.5% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD47.65	$0.67 PYG5,362	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD242.23	$3.12 PYG24,917	-50.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD214.49	$3.15 PYG25,152	-43.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD127.06	$1.75 PYG13,959	-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD91.02	$1.46 PYG11,697	-37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD79.32	$0.91 PYG7,299	-55.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD31.92	$0.32 PYG2,587	-60.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD45.85	$0.43 PYG3,404	-63.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD72.43	$0.73 PYG5,860	-60.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.92	$0.49 PYG3,926	-16.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD29.12	$0.59 PYG4,697	-21.5%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 47.2% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD160.65	$3.51 PYG28,018	-15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,496.50	$25.43 PYG203,058	-71.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD971,250.00	$14,874.44 PYG118,789,013	-40.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD893.55	$8.90 PYG71,070	-61.3%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 1.2% less for housing

	Paramaribo	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,205.29	$16.94 PYG135,259	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD20,062.78	$425.89 PYG3,401,224	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,569.11	$339.02 PYG2,707,442	+74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,583.81	$34.20 PYG273,128	-16.1%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 6.5 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,448.59	$179.26 PYG1,431,560	+184.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD14,783.00	$3,864.81 PYG30,864,838	+915.7%
Average			+550.1%

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD77.70	$1.33 PYG10,661	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD87.53	$2.00 PYG15,956	-11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD234.79	$1.27 PYG10,153	-79.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD490.54	$26.82 PYG214,226	+112.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD194.25	$5.09 PYG40,612	+1.7%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 2.4% less for clothing

	Paramaribo	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,410.09	$50.60 PYG404,086	+39.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,104.95	$31.53 PYG251,792	+10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,929.86	$70.98 PYG566,871	-5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,295.37	$50.85 PYG406,116	-54.0%
Average			-2.4%

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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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