Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 62.7% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Russia, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB623.71
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB382.84
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB76.67
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.02
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.31
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB357.73
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB291.81
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB110.50
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB156.82
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.18
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.88
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.01
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB82.12
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.03
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.89
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB201.15
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,734.83
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,626,920.72
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB402.36
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Russia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB569.84
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,859.14
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,796.82
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,197.86
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 85.7% less for childcare
Russia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,295.63
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB506,146.13
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB136.32
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB156.25
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB199.55
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,639.28
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB380.34
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
Russia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,281.21
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,333.32
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,107.14
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,172.88
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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