Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 20.9% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Lima, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.25
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
Lima
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Lima
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.35
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN79,670.89
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.76
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 7.7% more for housing
Lima
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN105.70
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,875.23
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,224.08
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN207.87
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Lima
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN745.33
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,048.44
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN138.79
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 65.0% more for clothing
Lima
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN156.59
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN105.72
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN269.30
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN272.21
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
|
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