Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 3.9 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD216.74
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD235.84
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD32.96
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.49
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.25
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.33
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.21
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD97.98
|
$2.66
SAR9.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.72
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD72.91
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.05
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.69
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.79
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.92
|
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.47
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD131.99
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,892.74
|
$27.82
SAR104.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD803,537.50
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,018.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD841.30
|
$16.80
SAR63.01
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,022.62
|
$75.45
SAR283.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,382.14
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,313.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,617.38
|
$771.57
SAR2,894.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,310.32
|
$71.19
SAR267.06
|
|
pay 17.6 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,431.59
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,524.25
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,359.94
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.49
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.61
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.42
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.20
|
$107.87
SAR404.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD148.96
|
$17.33
SAR65.01
|
|
pay 51.7% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD935.95
|
$54.05
SAR202.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD901.63
|
$58.60
SAR219.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,427.27
|
$107.57
SAR403.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,517.90
|
$98.29
SAR368.68
|
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