Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 43.5% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 19.3% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$4.66
PYG34,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$4.46
PYG33,435
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$1.04
PYG7,767
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.53
PYG3,954
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$0.71
PYG5,297
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$2.99
PYG22,401
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$3.10
PYG23,187
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$1.76
PYG13,184
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$1.50
PYG11,238
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$0.89
PYG6,668
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.36
PYG2,662
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.47
PYG3,500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$0.63
PYG4,742
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.37
PYG2,752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.40
PYG2,974
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$3.96
PYG29,687
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$22.39
PYG167,672
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,785,370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$11.73
PYG87,828
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
Suriname
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$17.61
PYG131,909
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$353.18
PYG2,644,829
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$251.56
PYG1,883,817
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$42.46
PYG317,960
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,073
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,214,391
|
|
pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$1.13
PYG8,483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$1.94
PYG14,508
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$1.47
PYG10,979
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$28.55
PYG213,796
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$5.16
PYG38,674
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$57.31
PYG429,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$27.99
PYG209,590
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$68.72
PYG514,595
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$68.86
PYG515,659
|
|
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