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:

pay 33.5% less for restaurants

 
Paramaribo
Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.97
SRD257.52
$4.13
PYG32,986
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.16
SRD338.47
$4.58
PYG36,538
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.29
SRD47.82
$0.88
PYG7,055

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pay 45.5% less for groceries

 
Paramaribo
Asuncion
Bread
1 loaf
$1.23
SRD45.31
$0.67
PYG5,360
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.24
SRD230.33
$3.12
PYG24,909
Milk (1 gallon) $5.52
SRD203.96
$3.15
PYG25,144

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pay 47.2% less for transportation

 
Paramaribo
Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
SRD152.76
$3.51
PYG28,008
Monthly public transit pass $90.00
SRD3,324.78
$25.43
PYG202,991
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
SRD923,550.00
$14,874.44
PYG118,749,551

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pay 1.2% less for housing

 
Paramaribo
Asuncion
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.02
SRD1,146.10
$16.94
PYG135,214
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $516.42
SRD19,077.46
$425.89
PYG3,400,094
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $194.83
SRD7,197.38
$339.02
PYG2,706,542

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pay 6.5 times more for childcare

 
Paramaribo
Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $63.03
SRD2,328.33
$179.26
PYG1,431,084
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $380.51
SRD14,056.98
$3,864.81
PYG30,854,584

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Paramaribo
Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SRD73.88
$1.33
PYG10,657
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.25
SRD83.23
$2.00
PYG15,951
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.04
SRD223.25
$1.27
PYG10,150

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pay 2.4% less for clothing

 
Paramaribo
Asuncion
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.30
SRD1,340.84
$50.60
PYG403,951
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.44
SRD1,050.69
$31.53
PYG251,708
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.41
SRD2,785.97
$70.98
PYG566,682

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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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