Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 3.1 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 10.2% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 15.6% less in Vientiane
Housing: pay 83.5% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 14.8 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% more in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 42.8% more in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.0% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD254.10	$1.98 LAK42,963	-71.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.97	$2.97 LAK64,444	-67.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.18	$0.53 LAK11,458	-59.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.81	$0.42 LAK9,167	-25.9%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 10.2% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.71	$0.91 LAK19,763	-25.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD227.27	$13.72 LAK297,259	+120.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD201.24	$6.42 LAK139,114	+16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD119.21	$1.75 LAK37,934	-46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.40	$2.95 LAK63,941	+25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.42	$0.88 LAK19,110	-56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.95	$0.49 LAK10,668	-40.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.02	$0.92 LAK20,009	-21.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.95	$0.60 LAK12,911	-68.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.50	$0.73 LAK15,731	+23.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.32	$0.46 LAK9,926	-38.9%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 15.6% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.72	$5.00 LAK108,434	+21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	$49.23 LAK1,066,861	-45.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	$28,330.27 LAK613,898,678	+13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD838.36	$11.18 LAK242,311	-51.4%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 83.5% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	$11.17 LAK242,106	-64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	$859.15 LAK18,617,272	+66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	$775.98 LAK16,814,927	+298.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	$54.31 LAK1,176,824	+33.2%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 14.8 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	$332.66 LAK7,208,522	+427.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	$9,252.41 LAK200,493,696	+2331.5%
Average			+1379.7%

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pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.90	$0.95 LAK20,556	-52.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD82.13	$1.50 LAK32,408	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD220.28	$1.59 LAK34,370	-73.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD460.24	$49.74 LAK1,077,800	+293.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD182.25	$3.50 LAK75,927	-29.9%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 42.8% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	$85.86 LAK1,860,466	+136.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	$62.88 LAK1,362,539	+121.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	$57.29 LAK1,241,385	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	$41.48 LAK898,787	-62.5%
Average			+42.8%

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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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