Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 4.7 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD212.90
|
$19.49
€18.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD231.66
|
$10.29
€9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD32.38
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.17
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD38.56
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD206.60
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD158.35
|
$4.54
€4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD96.25
|
$2.87
€2.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD64.56
|
$4.90
€4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD71.62
|
$1.42
€1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD29.52
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD38.99
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD80.34
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.64
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.12
|
$1.23
€1.15
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD129.65
|
$5.49
€5.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,841.48
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD789,300.00
|
$25,450.20
€23,746.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD826.40
|
$29.24
€27.28
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,004.50
|
$38.58
€36.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,091.88
|
$1,095.02
€1,021.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,500.13
|
$900.23
€839.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,287.10
|
$112.57
€105.03
|
|
pay 19.7 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,406.22
|
$667.12
€622.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,284.62
|
$10,288.38
€9,599.60
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD50.58
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD59.54
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD178.21
|
$5.96
€5.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD424.54
|
$81.22
€75.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD146.33
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD919.37
|
$127.25
€118.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD885.65
|
$62.27
€58.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,384.26
|
$157.03
€146.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,437.85
|
$200.35
€186.94
|
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