Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Windhoek, Namibia

Windhoek vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 2.0 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 5.2% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 15.3% less in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 37.4% less in Windhoek
Housing: pay 46.4% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 8.3 times more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% more in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in Windhoek

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

Windhoek vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.2% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD254.10	$10.23 NAD185.80	+46.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.97	$5.11 NAD92.85	-44.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.18	$0.95 NAD17.20	-26.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.81	$0.83 NAD15.04	+45.0%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 15.3% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.71	$0.84 NAD15.31	-31.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD227.27	$2.98 NAD54.11	-52.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD201.24	$5.50 NAD99.96	-0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD119.21	$2.97 NAD54.01	-9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.40	$2.33 NAD42.34	-0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.42	$0.79 NAD14.43	-61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.95	$0.86 NAD15.68	+5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.02	$0.71 NAD12.95	-39.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.95	$0.76 NAD13.85	-59.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.50	$0.91 NAD16.62	+55.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.32	$0.93 NAD16.95	+24.4%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.72	$4.69 NAD85.16	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	$34.08 NAD619.34	-62.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	$17,041.85 NAD309,671.25	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD838.36	$7.10 NAD129.03	-69.1%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 46.4% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	$59.63 NAD1,083.59	+92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	$421.63 NAD7,661.50	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	$301.93 NAD5,486.44	+55.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	$63.84 NAD1,160.08	+56.6%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 8.3 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	$169.47 NAD3,079.51	+168.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	$5,302.57 NAD96,354.21	+1293.5%
Average			+731.2%

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.90	$1.70 NAD30.97	-14.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD82.13	$1.91 NAD34.64	-15.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD220.28	$2.81 NAD51.09	-53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD460.24	$35.35 NAD642.40	+180.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD182.25	$3.55 NAD64.51	-29.0%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Paramaribo	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	$37.49 NAD681.28	+3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	$26.97 NAD490.05	-5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	$70.06 NAD1,273.09	-7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	$71.01 NAD1,290.30	-35.8%
Average			-11.2%

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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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