Cost of living comparison
Managua is 2.1 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Managua instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD216.74
|
$4.91
NIO180.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD235.84
|
$6.00
NIO220.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD32.96
|
$0.75
NIO27.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.49
|
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.25
|
$1.67
NIO61.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.33
|
$2.35
NIO86.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.21
|
$4.05
NIO149.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD97.98
|
$1.99
NIO73.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.72
|
$2.29
NIO84.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD72.91
|
$2.19
NIO80.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.05
|
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.69
|
$1.34
NIO49.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.79
|
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.92
|
$1.38
NIO50.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.47
|
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD131.99
|
$5.07
NIO186.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,892.74
|
$10.00
NIO367.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD803,537.50
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD841.30
|
$6.33
NIO232.74
|
|
pay 31.1% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,022.62
|
$48.80
NIO1,795.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,382.14
|
$325.00
NIO11,955.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,617.38
|
$250.00
NIO9,196.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,310.32
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.49
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,431.59
|
$125.56
NIO4,618.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,524.25
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,249.59
|
|
pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.49
|
$1.57
NIO57.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.61
|
$2.17
NIO79.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.42
|
$2.73
NIO100.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.20
|
$53.52
NIO1,968.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD148.96
|
$6.80
NIO250.04
|
|
pay 77.1% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD935.95
|
$65.00
NIO2,391.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD901.63
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,427.27
|
$146.67
NIO5,395.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,517.90
|
$125.00
NIO4,598.20
|
|
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