Cost of living comparison

Pretoria, South Africa

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Paramaribo vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 1.2% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 54.0% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 53.2% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 24.5% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 81.5% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.0% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.52 ZAR162.97	$6.97 SRD255.46	-18.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR89.58	$9.16 SRD335.76	+95.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR19.29	$1.29 SRD47.43	+28.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ZAR15.54	$0.57 SRD20.92	-29.7%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 54.0% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR20.54	$1.23 SRD44.95	+14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ZAR70.71	$6.24 SRD228.49	+68.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 ZAR93.98	$5.52 SRD202.33	+12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 ZAR44.89	$3.27 SRD119.85	+39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 ZAR39.72	$2.34 SRD85.86	+12.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR13.21	$2.04 SRD74.82	+195.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR13.10	$0.82 SRD30.11	+20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.88	$1.18 SRD43.25	+62.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR14.41	$1.86 SRD68.32	+147.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR12.24	$0.59 SRD21.62	-7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR11.15	$0.75 SRD27.46	+28.6%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 53.2% more for transportation

	Pretoria	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 ZAR96.69	$4.14 SRD151.53	-18.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.32 ZAR1,249.46	$90.00 SRD3,298.19	+37.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,084.78 ZAR365,060.10	$25,000.00 SRD916,162.50	+31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.78 ZAR167.86	$23.00 SRD842.87	+162.1%
Average			+53.2%

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pay 24.5% less for housing

	Pretoria	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.13 ZAR748.52	$31.02 SRD1,136.93	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$416.34 ZAR7,963.96	$516.42 SRD18,924.86	+24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.25 ZAR7,254.40	$194.83 SRD7,139.80	-48.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.03 ZAR1,645.61	$40.77 SRD1,493.98	-52.6%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 81.5% less for childcare

	Pretoria	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.65 ZAR4,144.18	$63.03 SRD2,309.71	-70.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR91,823.79	$380.51 SRD13,944.54	-92.1%
Average			-81.5%

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pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 ZAR45.63	$2.00 SRD73.29	-16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR38.18	$2.25 SRD82.57	+12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR56.50	$6.04 SRD221.47	+104.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.21 ZAR654.39	$12.63 SRD462.71	-63.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.81 ZAR149.39	$5.00 SRD183.23	-36.0%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR938.94	$36.30 SRD1,330.11	-26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR662.76	$28.44 SRD1,042.28	-17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 ZAR1,765.54	$75.41 SRD2,763.68	-18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,880.46	$110.56 SRD4,051.74	+12.5%
Average			-12.4%

Pretoria vs. Paramaribo - 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: April 2025

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