Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Port-au-prince, Haiti

Port-au-prince vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Port-au-prince is 3.0 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 78.4% more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 41.9% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 43.4% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 9.8 times more in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 94.7% more in Port-au-prince

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Port-au-prince are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Port-au-prince.

Port-au-prince vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Paramaribo, you would:

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pay 78.4% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD254.10	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	+72.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.97	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	+24.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.18	$2.00 HTG262.09	+54.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.81	$1.50 HTG196.57	+162.8%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 41.9% more for groceries

	Paramaribo	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.71	$2.50 HTG327.62	+103.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD227.27	$5.00 HTG655.24	-19.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD201.24	$5.68 HTG744.10	+2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD119.21	$2.80 HTG366.32	-14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.40	$6.91 HTG905.32	+194.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.42	$2.27 HTG297.21	+11.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.95	$0.54 HTG71.33	-33.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.02	$0.45 HTG59.44	-61.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.95	$0.45 HTG59.44	-75.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.50	$2.27 HTG297.21	+284.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.32	$1.27 HTG166.44	+69.5%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 43.4% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.72	$2.01 HTG262.99	-51.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	-77.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	+40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD838.36	$3.58 HTG469.15	-84.4%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	+435.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	+76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	+356.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	+87.6%
Average			+238.9%

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pay 9.8 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	+58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	+1704.9%
Average			+881.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.90	$5.00 HTG655.24	+150.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD82.13	$1.65 HTG215.92	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD220.28	$2.00 HTG262.09	-66.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD460.24	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	+450.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD182.25	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	+100.0%
Average			+121.4%

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pay 94.7% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	+120.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	+163.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	+59.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	+35.7%
Average			+94.7%

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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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