Cost of living comparison

Tokyo, Japan

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 23.4% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 18.8% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 20.4% less in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 11.1% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 48.2% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 92.8% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.7% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 0.4% less in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.8% more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 ¥976	$6.97 SRD254.10	+7.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.21 ¥781	$9.16 SRD333.97	+75.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 ¥167	$1.29 SRD47.18	+15.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥112	$0.57 SRD20.81	-23.4%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 20.4% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 ¥245	$1.23 SRD44.71	-24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.01 ¥1,051	$6.24 SRD227.27	-11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 ¥882	$5.52 SRD201.24	-6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ¥313	$3.27 SRD119.21	+56.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ¥489	$2.34 SRD85.40	-28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥356	$2.04 SRD74.42	-14.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ¥159	$0.82 SRD29.95	-22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 ¥397	$1.18 SRD43.02	-55.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 ¥362	$1.86 SRD67.95	-22.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 ¥193	$0.59 SRD21.50	-54.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ¥189	$0.75 SRD27.32	-40.7%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

	Tokyo	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 ¥663	$4.14 SRD150.72	-6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.62 ¥8,784	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	+53.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,767.76 ¥3,261,789	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	+14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.88 ¥4,177	$23.00 SRD838.36	-17.5%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 48.2% less for housing

	Tokyo	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.86 ¥4,774	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	-2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,120.28 ¥167,868	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$582.98 ¥87,357	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	-66.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.03 ¥20,084	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	-69.6%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 92.8% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$533.29 ¥79,911	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	-88.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,506.96 ¥2,173,794	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	-97.4%
Average			-92.8%

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pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 ¥488	$2.00 SRD72.90	-38.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 ¥510	$2.25 SRD82.13	-33.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.91 ¥586	$6.04 SRD220.28	+54.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.16 ¥10,063	$12.63 SRD460.24	-81.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.38 ¥1,854	$5.00 SRD182.25	-59.6%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 0.4% less for clothing

	Tokyo	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.60 ¥7,882	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.87 ¥5,525	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.41 ¥9,502	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	+18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.89 ¥12,421	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	+33.4%
Average			-0.4%

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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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