Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 29.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,451.19
|
$6.74
SRD216.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,631.67
|
$7.34
SRD235.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,206.49
|
$1.03
SRD32.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,967.53
|
$0.58
SRD18.49
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,087.52
|
$1.22
SRD39.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,417.91
|
$6.54
SRD210.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,443.79
|
$5.02
SRD161.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,155.31
|
$3.05
SRD97.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,449.36
|
$2.04
SRD65.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,290.88
|
$2.27
SRD72.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,606.25
|
$0.93
SRD30.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR7,050.15
|
$1.23
SRD39.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,756.45
|
$2.54
SRD81.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,910.51
|
$0.50
SRD15.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,610.68
|
$0.61
SRD19.47
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,198.07
|
$4.11
SRD131.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,356.52
|
$90.00
SRD2,892.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR200,421,659.60
|
$25,000.00
SRD803,537.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,353.57
|
$26.18
SRD841.30
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,979.33
|
$31.82
SRD1,022.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,036,507.95
|
$509.69
SRD16,382.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,128,223.97
|
$205.88
SRD6,617.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR343,243.06
|
$40.77
SRD1,310.32
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,458,851.54
|
$44.54
SRD1,431.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,680,920.51
|
$420.77
SRD13,524.25
|
|
pay 32.5% more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,090.24
|
$1.60
SRD51.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,949.95
|
$1.89
SRD60.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,157.92
|
$5.64
SRD181.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR201,955.50
|
$13.45
SRD432.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,473.75
|
$4.63
SRD148.96
|
|
pay 40.3% more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR98,165.71
|
$29.12
SRD935.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,906.83
|
$28.05
SRD901.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR386,016.21
|
$75.52
SRD2,427.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR243,077.00
|
$140.56
SRD4,517.90
|
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