Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 38.6% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Germany, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
Germany
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Germany
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.20
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.42
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Germany
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€735.73
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.50
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
Germany
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.13
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.56
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.54
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
Germany
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.53
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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