Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Caracas, Venezuela

Caracas vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 2.1 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 77.3% more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 12.2% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 22.4% less in Caracas
Housing: pay 1.0% more in Caracas
Childcare: pay 7.0 times more in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.7% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 35.8% more in Caracas

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and housing in Caracas are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Caracas.

Caracas vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.3% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD259.45	$15.00 VEF149.62	+115.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD341.00	$12.00 VEF119.69	+31.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD48.18	$1.78 VEF17.78	+37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD21.25	$1.29 VEF12.84	+125.5%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 12.2% more for groceries

	Paramaribo	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD45.65	$2.17 VEF21.64	+76.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD232.06	$4.87 VEF48.61	-21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD205.48	$7.73 VEF77.06	+39.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD121.72	$3.03 VEF30.26	-7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD87.20	$3.24 VEF32.36	+38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD75.99	$2.55 VEF25.43	+24.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD30.58	$0.66 VEF6.56	-19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.93	$0.90 VEF8.97	-23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD69.39	$0.75 VEF7.51	-59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.96	$1.01 VEF10.04	+70.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.89	$0.87 VEF8.69	+16.3%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 22.4% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD153.90	$1.89 VEF18.88	-54.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,349.66	$30.00 VEF299.24	-66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD930,462.50	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	+28.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD856.03	$23.80 VEF237.39	+3.5%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 1.0% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,154.68	$37.22 VEF371.27	+20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD19,220.25	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	-23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,251.25	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	+88.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,517.30	$7.90 VEF78.82	-80.6%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 7.0 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,345.76	$98.67 VEF984.15	+56.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD14,162.19	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	+1140.4%
Average			+598.5%

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pay 87.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD74.44	$1.50 VEF14.96	-25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD83.86	$2.72 VEF27.12	+20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD224.93	$3.25 VEF32.42	-46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD469.94	$71.88 VEF716.92	+469.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD186.09	$6.00 VEF59.85	+20.0%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 35.8% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,350.88	$60.00 VEF598.47	+65.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,058.55	$43.33 VEF432.23	+52.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,806.82	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	+50.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,114.98	$83.33 VEF831.21	-24.6%
Average			+35.8%

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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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