Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 6.6% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,509.87
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.20
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.67
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.98
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.68
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay 89.3% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.15
|
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,688.01
|
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.12
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.64
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.94
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.91
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
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