Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 6.9% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,101
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,001
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD254
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD172
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 57.9% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD543
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD552
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD296
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD353
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD86
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Belgrade
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD739
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,203
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,075,280
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,039
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 35.8% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,809
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD88,259
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,050
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,267
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 90.4% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD35,762
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD786,901
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD300
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD261
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD421
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,903
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD751
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD9,999
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,209
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,039
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,413
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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