Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 6.4 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 29.1% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 20.7% less in Georgetown
Housing: pay 52.6% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 37.5 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.3% more in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 18.1% more in Georgetown

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

Georgetown vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.6% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD254.10	$11.88 GYD2,485.15	+70.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.97	$8.55 GYD1,789.31	-6.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.18	$1.21 GYD253.49	-6.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.81	$0.71 GYD149.11	+24.9%
Average			+20.6%

Paramaribo vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.1% more for groceries

	Paramaribo	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.71	$2.01 GYD419.64	+63.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD227.27	$5.36 GYD1,120.57	-14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD201.24	$12.31 GYD2,575.63	+123.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD119.21	$3.41 GYD712.41	+4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.40	$2.63 GYD549.82	+12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.42	$1.78 GYD372.92	-12.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.95	$1.20 GYD251.89	+46.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.02	$1.70 GYD355.26	+43.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.95	$2.05 GYD427.95	+9.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.50	$0.71 GYD147.81	+19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.32	$0.93 GYD194.80	+24.2%
Average			+29.1%

Paramaribo vs. Georgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.7% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.72	$4.00 GYD837.25	-3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	$28.51 GYD5,964.36	-68.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	$15,680.67 GYD3,280,399.72	-37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD838.36	$28.99 GYD6,063.77	+26.0%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 52.6% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	$61.18 GYD12,798.53	+97.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	$617.07 GYD129,092.03	+19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	$281.14 GYD58,815.25	+44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	$61.00 GYD12,761.25	+49.6%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 37.5 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	$876.83 GYD183,433.36	+1291.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	$23,225.94 GYD4,858,873.77	+6003.8%
Average			+3647.5%

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pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.90	$2.14 GYD447.33	+6.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD82.13	$3.88 GYD811.82	+72.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD220.28	$2.19 GYD457.27	-63.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD460.24	$38.81 GYD8,118.16	+207.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD182.25	$5.94 GYD1,242.58	+18.8%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 18.1% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	$38.01 GYD7,952.48	+4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	$52.27 GYD10,934.67	+83.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	$83.63 GYD17,495.47	+10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	$80.78 GYD16,899.03	-26.9%
Average			+18.1%

Paramaribo vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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