Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Islamabad, Pakistan

Islamabad vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Islamabad is 20.7% more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 64.4% less in Islamabad
Groceries: pay 58.9% less in Islamabad
Transportation: pay 49.0% less in Islamabad
Housing: pay 12.1% less in Islamabad
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Islamabad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Islamabad
Clothing: pay 27.5% less in Islamabad

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Islamabad. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Islamabad.

Islamabad vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.4% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Islamabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD254.10	$1.79 PKR501.59	-74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.97	$4.30 PKR1,203.83	-53.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.18	$0.35 PKR99.18	-72.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.81	$0.24 PKR67.82	-57.6%
Average			-64.4%

Paramaribo vs. Islamabad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.9% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Islamabad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.71	$0.68 PKR190.02	-44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD227.27	$2.96 PKR829.49	-52.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD201.24	$3.31 PKR928.60	-40.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD119.21	$1.25 PKR350.32	-61.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.40	$1.64 PKR459.87	-30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.42	$0.48 PKR135.15	-76.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.95	$0.38 PKR107.26	-53.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.02	$0.37 PKR104.12	-68.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.95	$0.26 PKR73.12	-86.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.50	$0.19 PKR52.85	-68.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.32	$0.25 PKR70.26	-66.5%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 49.0% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Islamabad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.72	$3.81 PKR1,066.70	-7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	$6.80 PKR1,906.06	-92.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	$21,479.46 PKR6,019,126.70	-14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD838.36	$4.27 PKR1,197.81	-81.4%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 12.1% less for housing

	Paramaribo	Islamabad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	$18.16 PKR5,087.60	-41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	$174.15 PKR48,802.14	-66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	$99.01 PKR27,744.41	-49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	$84.99 PKR23,815.54	+108.5%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Islamabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	$60.17 PKR16,861.27	-4.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	$3,142.14 PKR880,512.25	+725.8%
Average			+360.6%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Islamabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.90	$1.79 PKR501.59	-10.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD82.13	$1.97 PKR551.28	-12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD220.28	$2.15 PKR601.91	-64.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD460.24	$23.01 PKR6,449.06	+82.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD182.25	$4.30 PKR1,203.83	-14.1%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 27.5% less for clothing

	Paramaribo	Islamabad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	$19.06 PKR5,340.50	-47.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	$26.18 PKR7,335.81	-8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	$83.29 PKR23,340.84	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	$38.79 PKR10,870.79	-64.9%
Average			-27.5%

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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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