Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 40.8% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.58
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.50
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.79
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.34
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 57.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€927.77
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.35
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.75
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.79
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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