Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 23.0% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.08
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK52.55
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.54
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.12
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.04
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.53
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.57
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.66
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK30.74
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.06
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.28
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.78
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.65
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.10
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.89
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
Zagreb
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.52
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK375.34
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK219,217.59
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.03
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK200.93
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,891.21
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,958.18
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,054.76
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 90.0% less for childcare
Zagreb
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,897.77
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK76,790.08
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.52
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.34
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.28
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK313.56
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK54.86
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK670.03
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK294.15
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK670.87
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK806.18
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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