Cost of living comparison

Tunis, Tunisia

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 92.2% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 83.4% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 4.7 times more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 38.6% more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 61.8% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 83.4% more for restaurants

	Tunis	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 TND11.550	$6.97 SRD255.46	+81.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.81 TND14.440	$9.16 SRD335.76	+90.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 TND2.010	$1.29 SRD47.43	+93.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 TND1.020	$0.57 SRD20.92	+67.9%
Average			+83.4%

Tunis vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Tunis	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.15 TND0.460	$1.23 SRD44.95	+705.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 TND14.570	$6.24 SRD228.49	+28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.72 TND5.160	$5.52 SRD202.33	+221.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 TND4.660	$3.27 SRD119.85	+111.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 TND8.130	$2.34 SRD85.86	-13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 TND2.590	$2.04 SRD74.82	+136.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.86 TND5.590	$0.82 SRD30.11	-55.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 TND1.510	$1.18 SRD43.25	+135.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TND0.930	$1.86 SRD68.32	+503.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TND0.830	$0.59 SRD21.62	+113.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TND0.780	$0.75 SRD27.46	+189.7%
Average			+188.7%

Tunis vs. Paramaribo - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.7 times more for transportation

	Tunis	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06 TND9.190	$4.14 SRD151.53	+35.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.22 TND33.690	$90.00 SRD3,298.19	+702.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,454.35 TND115,493.380	$25,000.00 SRD916,162.50	-35.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.60 TND7.800	$23.00 SRD842.87	+786.1%
Average			+372.2%

Tunis vs. Paramaribo - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 38.6% more for housing

	Tunis	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.62 TND67.930	$31.02 SRD1,136.93	+37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.97 TND765.770	$516.42 SRD18,924.86	+102.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.18 TND523.140	$194.83 SRD7,139.80	+11.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.70 TND119.240	$40.77 SRD1,493.98	+2.7%
Average			+38.6%

Tunis vs. Paramaribo - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 61.8% less for childcare

	Tunis	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.37 TND292.440	$63.03 SRD2,309.71	-35.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,244.15 TND9,743.440	$380.51 SRD13,944.54	-88.3%
Average			-61.8%

Tunis vs. Paramaribo - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TND5.530	$2.00 SRD73.29	+8.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.97 TND2.920	$2.25 SRD82.57	+131.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.20 TND9.620	$6.04 SRD221.47	+88.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.98 TND93.040	$12.63 SRD462.71	-59.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 TND14.440	$5.00 SRD183.23	+4.0%
Average			+34.8%

Tunis vs. Paramaribo - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Tunis	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.18 TND138.690	$36.30 SRD1,330.11	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.28 TND160.020	$28.44 SRD1,042.28	-46.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.44 TND277.630	$75.41 SRD2,763.68	-18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.23 TND228.960	$110.56 SRD4,051.74	+45.0%
Average			-10.3%

Tunis vs. Paramaribo - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Tunis vs.

Manila

Tunis vs.

Moscow

Tunis vs.

Vienna

Tunis vs.

Dodoma

Tunis vs.

Bangkok

Tunis vs.

Hanoi

Tunis vs.

Washington

Tunis vs.

London

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Tunisia vs. Suriname. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Tunisia and Suriname.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Tunis

Add prices for Paramaribo

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Paramaribo or Tunis. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.

Ask a question about Tunis

Ask a question about Paramaribo