Cost of living comparison
Canada is 4.0 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Canada instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 85.4% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
|
pay 17.1 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
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