Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 19.2% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Doha, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
Doha
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.99
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.99
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
Doha
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.34
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.17
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 58.7% more for transportation
Doha
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.78
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.94
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,970.06
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.97
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
Doha
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.72
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,624.44
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,166.81
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.60
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
Doha
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,780.01
|
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,641.96
|
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
|
pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.48
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.07
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.99
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.96
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.99
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Doha
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR235.27
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR192.03
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.84
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.84
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
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