Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

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Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 4.4% cheaper than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 69.1% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 52.9% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 13.1% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 23.6% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 67.8% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in Paramaribo

The cost of restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Paramaribo are more expensive than in Asuncion. Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Paramaribo.

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Paramaribo vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Asuncion, you would:

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pay 69.1% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 PYG39,213	$13.20 SRD496.97	+92.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 PYG39,213	$10.99 SRD413.72	+60.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 PYG6,045	$1.39 SRD52.25	+31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$0.84 SRD31.47	+46.4%
Average			+69.1%

Asuncion vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.9% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG8,437	$1.37 SRD51.65	-7.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 PYG27,738	$5.90 SRD222.10	+21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 PYG27,620	$6.81 SRD256.22	+41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 PYG13,716	$3.04 SRD114.28	+26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 PYG13,532	$2.78 SRD104.74	+17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 PYG7,740	$2.20 SRD82.78	+62.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,271	$1.39 SRD52.42	+143.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,097	$1.69 SRD63.71	+212.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 PYG6,300	$2.71 SRD101.97	+146.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 PYG3,502	$0.61 SRD22.95	-0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 PYG3,412	$0.89 SRD33.38	+48.7%
Average			+52.9%

Asuncion vs. Paramaribo - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.1% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 PYG26,771	$4.36 SRD164.08	-6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$25,000.00 SRD941K	+45.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$14.40 SRD542.03	+4.2%
Average			+13.1%

Asuncion vs. Paramaribo - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.6% less for housing

	Asuncion	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 PYG126K	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	+37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.19 PYG4M	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.03 PYG2M	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	-29.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG218K	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	-24.7%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 67.8% less for childcare

	Asuncion	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	-65.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,778.44 PYG33M	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	-69.8%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 PYG10,784	$2.64 SRD99.39	+40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 PYG19,171	$2.83 SRD106.37	-15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 PYG13,234	$5.68 SRD213.70	+145.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.10 PYG206K	$13.54 SRD509.72	-62.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 PYG49,016	$5.00 SRD188.21	-41.7%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	Asuncion	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	-47.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.56 PYG324K	$21.08 SRD793.55	-62.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.05 PYG607K	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	-36.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.55 PYG404K	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	+47.0%
Average			-34.6%

Asuncion vs. Paramaribo - Cost of clothing

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