Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 2.3 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 36.9% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 26.6% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 14.2% less in Beirut
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 7.7 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.5% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 63.9% more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.9% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD259.45	$10.00 LBP895,566	+43.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD341.00	$7.64 LBP684,123	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD48.18	$1.59 LBP142,331	+22.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD21.25	$1.13 LBP101,199	+97.9%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 26.6% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD45.65	$0.91 LBP81,900	-25.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD232.06	$5.48 LBP490,322	-12.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD205.48	$6.19 LBP554,149	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD121.72	$2.72 LBP243,299	-16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD87.20	$3.84 LBP343,529	+63.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD75.99	$0.69 LBP61,948	-66.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD30.58	$0.56 LBP49,752	-32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.93	$0.41 LBP36,773	-65.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD69.39	$0.47 LBP41,773	-75.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.96	$0.39 LBP35,071	-33.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.89	$0.44 LBP39,279	-41.5%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD153.90	$3.49 LBP312,614	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,349.66	$75.00 LBP6,716,746	-16.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD930,462.50	$30,000.00 LBP2,686,698,522	+20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD856.03	$12.75 LBP1,141,847	-44.6%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,154.68	$31.88 LBP2,854,617	+2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD19,220.25	$738.24 LBP66,113,856	+43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,251.25	$359.38 LBP32,184,409	+84.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,517.30	$161.18 LBP14,435,005	+295.4%
Average			+106.4%

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pay 7.7 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,345.76	$283.33 LBP25,374,375	+349.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD14,162.19	$4,111.11 LBP368,177,205	+980.4%
Average			+665.0%

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pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD74.44	$3.00 LBP268,670	+50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD83.86	$2.80 LBP250,759	+24.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD224.93	$2.00 LBP179,113	-66.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD469.94	$59.33 LBP5,313,693	+369.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD186.09	$7.00 LBP626,896	+40.0%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 63.9% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,350.88	$78.12 LBP6,996,611	+115.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,058.55	$57.86 LBP5,181,490	+103.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,806.82	$103.12 LBP9,235,526	+36.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,114.98	$110.71 LBP9,915,197	+0.1%
Average			+63.9%

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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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