Paramaribo - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the availability and cost of household help, and what types of help are typically employed by expatriates?
A full time nanny will cost about $200 per week A maid will cost about 50 per day - its your option to hire full or part time. - Apr 2022
We have a wonderful English-speaking housekeeper. Cost is about USD 5/hour. - Feb 2020
Household help is used by most, if not all, families. Housekeepers and/or nannies. We pay $100/week for part-time housekeeping. Our housekeeper does a good job. - Jun 2017
Full-time help is very hard to find. We pay $5 USD per hour for part-time once a week. Service standards are pretty low. - May 2016
Very rare to find anyone willing to work full time (8 hours). Most help will only watch the kids or do the cleaning/cooking, rarely agree to do both. Rate was around US$5/hour I think. - Dec 2014
Readily available, questionable quality, pretty reasonable prices. It was about 70SRD for one day or a few hours of cleaning or gardening. - Jul 2014
US$150-200 per month for part-time help. - Sep 2013
Yes, and cheap. 50 SRD ($15) per visit of about four hours of cleaning is norm. - Nov 2010
About $200 a month - Feb 2010
