Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Nuku'alofa vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Nuku'alofa is 92.8% more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Nuku'alofa
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Nuku'alofa
Transportation: pay 26.6% more in Nuku'alofa
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Nuku'alofa
Childcare: pay 59.8% more in Nuku'alofa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Nuku'alofa
Clothing: pay 67.8% less in Nuku'alofa

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Nuku'alofa are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Nuku'alofa.

Nuku'alofa vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Paramaribo, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Nuku'alofa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD254.10	$8.40 TOP20.23	+20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.97	$10.50 TOP25.29	+14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.18	$2.66 TOP6.41	+105.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.81	$2.38 TOP5.73	+317.0%
Average			+114.4%

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Paramaribo	Nuku'alofa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.71	$1.05 TOP2.53	-14.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD227.27	$4.55 TOP10.96	-27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD201.24	$5.99 TOP14.42	+8.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD119.21	$5.15 TOP12.41	+57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.40	$2.70 TOP6.50	+15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.42	$1.27 TOP3.06	-37.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.95	$1.27 TOP3.06	+54.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.02	$1.33 TOP3.21	+13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.95	$1.71 TOP4.13	-8.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.50	$1.46 TOP3.52	+147.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.32	$1.21 TOP2.91	+61.0%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 26.6% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	Nuku'alofa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.72	$5.57 TOP13.40	+34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	$42.01 TOP101.15	-53.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	$5,881.34 TOP14,160.85	-76.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD838.36	$69.32 TOP166.90	+201.4%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Nuku'alofa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	$126.03 TOP303.45	+306.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	$144.56 TOP348.07	+254.6%
Average			+280.4%

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pay 59.8% more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Nuku'alofa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	$159.64 TOP384.37	+153.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	$252.06 TOP606.89	-33.8%
Average			+59.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Nuku'alofa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.90	$3.36 TOP8.09	+68.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD82.13	$2.94 TOP7.08	+30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD220.28	$10.29 TOP24.78	+70.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD460.24	$31.51 TOP75.86	+149.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD182.25	$42.01 TOP101.15	+740.2%
Average			+211.7%

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pay 67.8% less for clothing

	Paramaribo	Nuku'alofa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	$4.20 TOP10.11	-88.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	$17.85 TOP42.99	-37.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	$21.00 TOP50.57	-72.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	$29.41 TOP70.80	-73.4%
Average			-67.8%

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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: March 2025

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