Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 3.1% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Amman, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
Amman
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Amman
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 35.7% more for transportation
Amman
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD40.000
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD20,000.000
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
Amman
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.680
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.910
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.460
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
Amman
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.620
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,030.400
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.710
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
Amman
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.800
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.580
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.740
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.140
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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