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:

pay 77.3% more for restaurants

 
Paramaribo
Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.97
SRD259.45
$15.00
VEF149.62
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.16
SRD341.00
$12.00
VEF119.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.29
SRD48.18
$1.78
VEF17.78

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pay 12.2% more for groceries

 
Paramaribo
Caracas
Bread
1 loaf
$1.23
SRD45.65
$2.17
VEF21.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.24
SRD232.06
$4.87
VEF48.61
Milk (1 gallon) $5.52
SRD205.48
$7.73
VEF77.06

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pay 22.4% less for transportation

 
Paramaribo
Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
SRD153.90
$1.89
VEF18.88
Monthly public transit pass $90.00
SRD3,349.66
$30.00
VEF299.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
SRD930,462.50
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03

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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
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $516.42
SRD19,220.25
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $194.83
SRD7,251.25
$366.67
VEF3,657.32

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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
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $380.51
SRD14,162.19
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64

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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
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.25
SRD83.86
$2.72
VEF27.12
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.04
SRD224.93
$3.25
VEF32.42

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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
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.44
SRD1,058.55
$43.33
VEF432.23
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.41
SRD2,806.82
$113.12
VEF1,128.37

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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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