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:

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Vientiane
Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.98
LAK42,781
$6.97
SRD257.52
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.97
LAK64,171
$9.16
SRD338.47
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.53
LAK11,409
$1.29
SRD47.82

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pay 46.9% more for groceries

 
Vientiane
Paramaribo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.91
LAK19,679
$1.23
SRD45.31
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.72
LAK295,999
$6.24
SRD230.33
Milk (1 gallon) $6.42
LAK138,524
$5.52
SRD203.96

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pay 39.8% more for transportation

 
Vientiane
Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.00
LAK107,974
$4.14
SRD152.76
Monthly public transit pass $49.23
LAK1,062,338
$90.00
SRD3,324.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,330.27
LAK611,296,389
$25,000.00
SRD923,550.00

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pay 9.5% more for housing

 
Vientiane
Paramaribo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.17
LAK241,080
$31.02
SRD1,146.10
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $859.15
LAK18,538,354
$516.42
SRD19,077.46
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $775.98
LAK16,743,650
$194.83
SRD7,197.38

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pay 88.5% less for childcare

 
Vientiane
Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $332.66
LAK7,177,965
$63.03
SRD2,328.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,252.41
LAK199,643,812
$380.51
SRD14,056.98

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pay 82.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vientiane
Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.95
LAK20,469
$2.00
SRD73.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.50
LAK32,271
$2.25
SRD83.23
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.59
LAK34,225
$6.04
SRD223.25

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pay 21.4% more for clothing

 
Vientiane
Paramaribo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.86
LAK1,852,580
$36.30
SRD1,340.84
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.88
LAK1,356,763
$28.44
SRD1,050.69
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$57.29
LAK1,236,123
$75.41
SRD2,785.97

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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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