Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Pretoria, South Africa

Pretoria vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 2.1 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 1.6% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 27.1% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 22.7% less in Pretoria
Housing: pay 53.1% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 8.0 times more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 17.1% more in Pretoria

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Pretoria are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Pretoria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.6% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD254.10	$8.52 ZAR155.83	+22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.97	$4.68 ZAR85.65	-48.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.18	$1.01 ZAR18.44	-22.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.81	$0.81 ZAR14.85	+42.3%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 27.1% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.71	$1.07 ZAR19.64	-12.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD227.27	$3.70 ZAR67.61	-40.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD201.24	$4.91 ZAR89.86	-11.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD119.21	$2.35 ZAR42.93	-28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.40	$2.08 ZAR37.98	-11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.42	$0.69 ZAR12.63	-66.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.95	$0.68 ZAR12.52	-16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.02	$0.73 ZAR13.27	-38.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.95	$0.75 ZAR13.78	-59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.50	$0.64 ZAR11.70	+8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.32	$0.58 ZAR10.66	-22.2%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 22.7% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.72	$5.05 ZAR92.45	+22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	$65.32 ZAR1,194.70	-27.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	$19,084.78 ZAR349,060.57	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD838.36	$8.78 ZAR160.51	-61.8%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 53.1% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	$39.13 ZAR715.72	+26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	$416.34 ZAR7,614.92	-19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	$379.25 ZAR6,936.46	+94.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	$86.03 ZAR1,573.48	+111.0%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 8.0 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	$216.65 ZAR3,962.55	+243.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	$4,800.41 ZAR87,799.42	+1161.6%
Average			+702.6%

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pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.90	$2.39 ZAR43.63	+19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD82.13	$2.00 ZAR36.50	-11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD220.28	$2.95 ZAR54.02	-51.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD460.24	$34.21 ZAR625.71	+170.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD182.25	$7.81 ZAR142.84	+56.2%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	$49.09 ZAR897.79	+35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	$34.65 ZAR633.71	+21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	$92.30 ZAR1,688.16	+22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	$98.31 ZAR1,798.05	-11.1%
Average			+17.1%

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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: April 2025

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