Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 29.7% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Paramaribo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.86
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.69
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.41
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.62
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.74
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 28.3% more for transportation
Douglas
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.01
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.77
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.10
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 62.3% less for housing
Douglas
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£738.32
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 96.7% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.77
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.29
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.41
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.93
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.94
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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