Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 30.3% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,099
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,105
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 92.2% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG24,473
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG13,598
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG12,545
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG7,907
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG3,833
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG5,979
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,354
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,472
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG140,790
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,295,085
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,571,165
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG321,244
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Asuncion
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG25,462,024
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG9,985
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG16,426
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG13,979
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG228,088
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG44,933
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG514,889
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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