Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 19.3% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Paramaribo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
Roseau
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
Roseau
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
Roseau
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
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pay 13.4% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Paramaribo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
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