Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 69.8% more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 63.3% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Asmara
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
Asmara
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 1.6% more for childcare
Asmara
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
|
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