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Doha vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 4.6 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 17.0% less in Doha
Groceries: pay 11.6% less in Doha
Transportation: pay 34.6% less in Doha
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Doha
Childcare: pay 21.1 times more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1 times more in Doha
Clothing: pay 44.3% more in Doha

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

Doha vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.0% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD244.54	$8.22 QAR29.90	+17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD321.41	$7.53 QAR27.41	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD45.41	$0.90 QAR3.27	-30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.03	$0.36 QAR1.30	-37.4%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 11.6% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD43.03	$1.57 QAR5.70	+27.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD218.72	$5.74 QAR20.88	-8.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD193.68	$7.99 QAR29.09	+44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD114.73	$2.55 QAR9.29	-21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD82.19	$3.84 QAR13.99	+64.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD71.62	$0.86 QAR3.13	-57.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD28.82	$0.71 QAR2.60	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD41.40	$0.67 QAR2.44	-43.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD65.40	$0.61 QAR2.21	-67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD20.69	$0.43 QAR1.55	-28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD26.29	$0.56 QAR2.05	-24.7%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 34.6% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD145.06	$2.14 QAR7.79	-48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,157.20	$32.87 QAR119.62	-63.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD877,000.00	$21,910.54 QAR79,744.24	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD806.84	$19.72 QAR71.77	-14.3%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,088.33	$87.95 QAR320.09	+183.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,115.89	$1,570.13 QAR5,714.54	+204.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD6,834.60	$1,013.80 QAR3,689.78	+420.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,430.12	$75.85 QAR276.07	+86.1%
Average			+223.5%

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pay 21.1 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,210.98	$797.97 QAR2,904.23	+1166.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,348.46	$11,234.42 QAR40,888.09	+2852.4%
Average			+2009.2%

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pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD70.16	$10.96 QAR39.87	+447.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD79.04	$5.26 QAR19.13	+133.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD212.00	$6.57 QAR23.92	+8.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD442.93	$117.97 QAR429.37	+834.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD175.40	$12.32 QAR44.86	+146.5%
Average			+314.1%

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pay 44.3% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,273.26	$61.12 QAR222.45	+68.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD997.73	$55.31 QAR201.31	+94.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,645.54	$96.92 QAR352.76	+28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD3,878.54	$94.98 QAR345.69	-14.1%
Average			+44.3%

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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: January 2025

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