Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 38.5% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of France, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
France
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.64
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.54
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
France
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.85
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
France
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.51
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.97
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
France
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.02
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.15
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 94.7% less for childcare
France
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.42
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.80
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.13
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.88
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
France
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.36
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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