Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 2.0 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 90.9% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 78.9% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 92.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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