Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 38.7% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 46.9% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 39.8% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 9.5% more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 88.5% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.1% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 21.4% more in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,799	$6.97 SRD270.82	+251.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,198	$9.16 SRD355.95	+208.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,414	$1.29 SRD50.29	+144.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,132	$0.57 SRD22.18	+34.9%
Average			+159.8%

Vientiane vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.9% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,687	$1.23 SRD47.65	+34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK296,125	$6.24 SRD242.23	-54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK138,583	$5.52 SRD214.49	-14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,789	$3.27 SRD127.06	+86.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,697	$2.34 SRD91.02	-20.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,037	$2.04 SRD79.32	+131.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,627	$0.82 SRD31.92	+66.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK19,933	$1.18 SRD45.85	+27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,862	$1.86 SRD72.43	+212.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,671	$0.59 SRD22.92	-18.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,888	$0.75 SRD29.12	+63.6%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 39.8% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,020	$4.14 SRD160.65	-17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,062,788	$90.00 SRD3,496.50	+82.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK611,555,372	$25,000.00 SRD971,250.00	-11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK241,386	$23.00 SRD893.55	+105.7%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 9.5% more for housing

	Vientiane	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK241,182	$31.02 SRD1,205.29	+177.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,546,208	$516.42 SRD20,062.78	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,750,743	$194.83 SRD7,569.11	-74.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,172,332	$40.77 SRD1,583.81	-24.9%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 88.5% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,181,006	$63.03 SRD2,448.59	-81.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK199,728,394	$380.51 SRD14,783.00	-95.9%
Average			-88.5%

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pay 82.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,477	$2.00 SRD77.70	+110.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,284	$2.25 SRD87.53	+50.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,239	$6.04 SRD234.79	+281.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,073,686	$12.63 SRD490.54	-74.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,638	$5.00 SRD194.25	+42.7%
Average			+82.1%

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pay 21.4% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,853,365	$36.30 SRD1,410.09	-57.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,357,338	$28.44 SRD1,104.95	-54.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,236,647	$75.41 SRD2,929.86	+31.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK895,357	$110.56 SRD4,295.37	+166.6%
Average			+21.4%

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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: June 2025

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