Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 4.0 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD212.90
|
$15.97
DKK111.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD231.66
|
$14.60
DKK101.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD32.38
|
$2.95
DKK20.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.17
|
$2.18
DKK15.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD38.56
|
$3.53
DKK24.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD206.60
|
$17.05
DKK118.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD158.35
|
$12.35
DKK86.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD96.25
|
$4.75
DKK33.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD64.56
|
$8.33
DKK58.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD71.62
|
$1.65
DKK11.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD29.52
|
$1.87
DKK12.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD38.99
|
$1.61
DKK11.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD80.34
|
$1.98
DKK13.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.64
|
$1.54
DKK10.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.12
|
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD129.65
|
$3.74
DKK26.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,841.48
|
$83.89
DKK584.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD789,300.00
|
$34,760.46
DKK242,130.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD826.40
|
$48.62
DKK338.68
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,004.50
|
$133.45
DKK929.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,091.88
|
$1,112.72
DKK7,750.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,500.13
|
$845.47
DKK5,889.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,287.10
|
$166.48
DKK1,159.66
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,406.22
|
$551.52
DKK3,841.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,284.62
|
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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD50.58
|
$9.07
DKK63.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD59.54
|
$6.68
DKK46.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD178.21
|
$11.61
DKK80.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD424.54
|
$46.35
DKK322.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD146.33
|
$21.77
DKK151.65
|
|
pay 62.9% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD919.37
|
$87.08
DKK606.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD885.65
|
$26.12
DKK181.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,384.26
|
$86.94
DKK605.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,437.85
|
$203.05
DKK1,414.37
|
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