Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 37.9% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,677.62
|
$6.74
SRD212.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,419.50
|
$7.34
SRD231.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,205.49
|
$1.03
SRD32.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS878.83
|
$0.58
SRD18.17
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,827.18
|
$1.22
SRD38.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,190.79
|
$6.54
SRD206.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,682.96
|
$5.02
SRD158.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,880.26
|
$3.05
SRD96.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,863.36
|
$2.04
SRD64.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS746.14
|
$2.27
SRD71.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS728.22
|
$0.93
SRD29.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS515.34
|
$1.23
SRD38.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS679.96
|
$2.54
SRD80.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS351.96
|
$0.50
SRD15.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS361.52
|
$0.61
SRD19.12
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,117.88
|
$4.11
SRD129.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,129.25
|
$90.00
SRD2,841.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS18,065,000.00
|
$25,000.00
SRD789,300.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,918.90
|
$26.18
SRD826.40
|
|
pay 8.8% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS18,224.04
|
$31.82
SRD1,004.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS444,173.19
|
$509.69
SRD16,091.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS321,782.81
|
$205.88
SRD6,500.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,770.61
|
$40.77
SRD1,287.10
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS198,602.09
|
$44.54
SRD1,406.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,719,652.28
|
$420.77
SRD13,284.62
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,354.88
|
$1.60
SRD50.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,058.54
|
$1.89
SRD59.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,806.50
|
$5.64
SRD178.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,378.25
|
$13.45
SRD424.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,855.78
|
$4.63
SRD146.33
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS73,710.62
|
$29.12
SRD919.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS59,425.54
|
$28.05
SRD885.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS104,962.60
|
$75.52
SRD2,384.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS94,038.59
|
$140.56
SRD4,437.85
|
|
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