Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 8.6 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.63
|
$37.84
£29.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.81
|
$8.83
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.10
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.57
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 43.7% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.42
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD211.20
|
$5.49
£4.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.87
|
$7.51
£5.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.39
|
$5.04
£3.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.00
|
$5.39
£4.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.22
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.18
|
$0.86
£0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.86
|
$1.80
£1.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD82.13
|
$1.43
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.99
|
$1.09
£0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.55
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 30.9% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.54
|
$7.04
£5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,904.71
|
$65.58
£51.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD806,862.50
|
$30,458.39
£23,903.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD844.79
|
$41.21
£32.34
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,026.85
|
$64.32
£50.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,449.93
|
$1,860.29
£1,459.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,644.77
|
$1,686.88
£1,323.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,315.74
|
$108.19
£84.91
|
|
pay 44.7 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,437.51
|
$2,002.18
£1,571.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,580.22
|
$18,733.28
£14,701.99
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.70
|
$6.94
£5.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.86
|
$4.76
£3.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD182.17
|
$12.93
£10.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD433.98
|
$76.30
£59.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.58
|
$16.40
£12.87
|
|
pay 84.3% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD939.83
|
$94.59
£74.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD905.36
|
$54.23
£42.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,437.31
|
$99.32
£77.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,536.60
|
$122.97
£96.51
|
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