Cost of living comparison

 Paramaribo, Suriname
compared to
 Port Of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Port Of Spain vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 2.3 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants
pay 11.2% more in Port Of Spain
Groceries
pay 35.2% more in Port Of Spain
Transportation
pay 2.8% less in Port Of Spain
Housing
pay 64.8% more in Port Of Spain
Childcare
pay 8.0 times more in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports
pay 84.1% more in Port Of Spain
Clothing
pay 33.4% more in Port Of Spain

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

Port Of Spain vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Paramaribo, you would:

pay 11.2% more for restaurants

 
Paramaribo
Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.97
SRD257.52
$10.24
TTD69.29
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.16
SRD338.47
$7.31
TTD49.49
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.29
SRD47.82
$0.98
TTD6.64

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pay 35.2% more for groceries

 
Paramaribo
Port Of Spain
Bread
1 loaf
$1.23
SRD45.31
$2.57
TTD17.40
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.24
SRD230.33
$3.93
TTD26.59
Milk (1 gallon) $5.52
SRD203.96
$9.37
TTD63.40

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pay 2.8% less for transportation

 
Paramaribo
Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
SRD152.76
$4.10
TTD27.74
Monthly public transit pass $90.00
SRD3,324.78
$96.55
TTD653.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
SRD923,550.00
$33,646.13
TTD227,655.10

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pay 64.8% more for housing

 
Paramaribo
Port Of Spain
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.02
SRD1,146.10
$57.56
TTD389.49
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $516.42
SRD19,077.46
$638.18
TTD4,318.02
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $194.83
SRD7,197.38
$426.67
TTD2,886.93

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pay 8.0 times more for childcare

 
Paramaribo
Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $63.03
SRD2,328.33
$229.42
TTD1,552.26
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $380.51
SRD14,056.98
$4,719.60
TTD31,933.58

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pay 84.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Paramaribo
Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SRD73.88
$1.76
TTD11.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.25
SRD83.23
$3.57
TTD24.14
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.04
SRD223.25
$5.85
TTD39.59

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pay 33.4% more for clothing

 
Paramaribo
Port Of Spain
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.30
SRD1,340.84
$55.89
TTD378.19
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.44
SRD1,050.69
$40.64
TTD274.95
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.41
SRD2,785.97
$104.84
TTD709.36

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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: June 2025
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