Cost of Living Comparison Between Paramaribo and Honiara Cost of Living Comparison Between Paramaribo and Honiara

🙂 Solo nomad: Paramaribo is 11.5% cheaper than Honiara without rent, and 52% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Paramaribo is 4.5% cheaper than Honiara without rent, and 28.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Paramaribo
Honiara
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.72 SRD 323
$6.03 SBD 50.3
44.61%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.22 SRD 1,599
$50.4 SBD 420
-14.19%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.4 SRD 385
$12.16 SBD 101
-14.47%
Cappuccino
$2.81 SRD 104
$3.11 SBD 25.96
-9.65%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.2 SRD 44.35
$1.38 SBD 11.54
-13.04%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.82 SRD 30.37
$1.03 SBD 8.58
-20.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.1 SRD 115
$1.78 SBD 14.87
74.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.96 SRD 146
$3.54 SBD 29.52
11.86%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Paramaribo
Honiara
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.82 SRD 67.4
$2.61 SBD 21.81
-30.27%
White Bread (500g)
$1.31 SRD 48.43
$1.42 SBD 11.83
-7.75%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.6 SRD 59
$1.48 SBD 12.38
8.11%
Eggs
$3.42 SRD 127
$5.38 SBD 44.87
-36.43%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.56 SRD 465
$4 SBD 33.38
214.00%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.62 SRD 208
$8.45 SBD 70.5
-33.49%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.02 SRD 371
$14.55 SBD 121
-31.13%
Apples (1kg)
$4.53 SRD 168
$7.61 SBD 63.5
-40.47%
Banana (1kg)
$2.05 SRD 75.9
$2.75 SBD 22.92
-25.45%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.2 SRD 119
$7.91 SBD 66
-59.54%
Tomato (1kg)
$5.56 SRD 206
$3.18 SBD 26.51
74.84%
Potato (1kg)
$1.28 SRD 47.28
$1.92 SBD 16.05
-33.33%
Onion (1kg)
$2.02 SRD 74.7
$3.31 SBD 27.61
-38.97%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.91 SRD 70.7
$1.32 SBD 11.03
44.70%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.48 SRD 54.7
$1.12 SBD 9.31
32.14%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.57 SRD 206
$3.9 SBD 32.5
42.82%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.48 SRD 351
$8.87 SBD 74
6.88%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.18 SRD 80.8
$1.85 SBD 15.45
17.84%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.33 SRD 123
$3.15 SBD 26.24
5.71%
🚌 Getting Around
Paramaribo
Honiara
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.45 SRD 16.78
$0.46 SBD 3.87
-2.17%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.2 SRD 3,301
$23.87 SBD 199
273.77%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.96 SRD 109
$1.23 SBD 10.27
140.65%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 SRD 91.8
$1.22 SBD 10.18
103.28%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$10.07 SRD 373
$12.03 SBD 100
-16.29%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.15 SRD 42.39
$1.29 SBD 10.78
-10.85%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$25.4K SRD 940.2K
-
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.6K SRD 910.6K
-
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Paramaribo
Honiara
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$38.72 SRD 1,433
$719 SBD 6,001
-94.62%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.82 SRD 955
$25.98 SBD 217
-0.62%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$29.18 SRD 1,080
$87.5 SBD 730
-66.66%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Paramaribo
Honiara
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$12.42 SRD 459
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.2 SRD 747
$5.86 SBD 48.84
244.71%
Cinema Ticket
$4.64 SRD 172
$3.26 SBD 27.16
42.33%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Paramaribo
Honiara
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$62.9 SRD 2,329
$97.4 SBD 812
-35.36%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,911 SRD 70.7K
$2,727 SBD 22.7K
-29.92%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Paramaribo
Honiara
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$36.39 SRD 1,346
$20.34 SBD 170
78.91%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$28.67 SRD 1,061
$89.7 SBD 748
-68.04%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$74.9 SRD 2,771
$76.8 SBD 640
-2.46%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$111 SRD 4,108
$76 SBD 634
46.11%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Paramaribo
Honiara
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$510 SRD 18.9K
$547 SBD 4,565
-6.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$218 SRD 8,060
$626 SBD 5,225
-65.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,068 SRD 39.5K
$1,220 SBD 10.2K
-12.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$583 SRD 21.6K
$852 SBD 7,106
-31.55%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$491 SRD 18.2K
$84.3K SBD 703.5K
-99.42%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$418 SRD 15.5K
$59.7K SBD 498K
-99.30%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Paramaribo
Honiara
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$264 SRD 9,763
$589 SBD 4,912
-55.19%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16
15.67
2.11%

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Last update for Paramaribo: October 29, 2025

Last update for Honiara: October 28, 2025

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