Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Santiago, Chile

Santiago vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 2.7 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 7.7% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 25.4% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 62.3% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 11.5 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.9% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 6.6% more in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.1% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD254.10	$12.36 CLF0.3000	+77.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.97	$8.24 CLF0.2000	-10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.18	$1.78 CLF0.0400	+37.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.81	$1.37 CLF0.0300	+139.3%
Average			+61.1%

Paramaribo vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.7% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.71	$1.48 CLF0.0400	+21.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD227.27	$5.49 CLF0.1300	-12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD201.24	$4.59 CLF0.1100	-16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD119.21	$3.97 CLF0.1000	+21.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.40	$2.88 CLF0.0700	+22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.42	$0.96 CLF0.0200	-53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.95	$0.71 CLF0.0200	-13.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.02	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-23.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.95	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.50	$0.80 CLF0.0200	+35.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.32	$0.66 CLF0.0200	-12.4%
Average			-7.7%

Paramaribo vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.4% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.72	$5.14 CLF0.1300	+24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	$41.20 CLF1.0100	-54.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	$18,540.00 CLF454.8000	-25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD838.36	$12.41 CLF0.3000	-46.0%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 62.3% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	$20.87 CLF0.5100	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	$513.58 CLF12.6000	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	$439.93 CLF10.7900	+125.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	$104.66 CLF2.5700	+156.7%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 11.5 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	$387.71 CLF9.5100	+515.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	$6,421.89 CLF157.5400	+1587.7%
Average			+1051.5%

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pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.90	$2.83 CLF0.0700	+41.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD82.13	$3.09 CLF0.0800	+37.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD220.28	$5.15 CLF0.1300	-14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD460.24	$33.85 CLF0.8300	+168.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD182.25	$5.87 CLF0.1400	+17.4%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 6.6% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	$52.80 CLF1.3000	+45.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	$31.11 CLF0.7600	+9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	$73.37 CLF1.8000	-2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	$82.04 CLF2.0100	-25.8%
Average			+6.6%

Paramaribo vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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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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