Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 20.9% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Spain, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€2.99
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.58
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,937.97
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.22
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.07
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.45
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.52
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.04
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 91.3% less for childcare
Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.33
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,811.25
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.55
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.17
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.92
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.02
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.53
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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