Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 48.8% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€20.09
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.69
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.91
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.84
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.28
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.25
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.62
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.68
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€120.57
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,848.89
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.45
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 73.1% less for housing
Dublin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.62
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,056.30
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,794.36
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€210.73
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 96.4% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,285.61
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,845.69
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.53
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.98
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€16.08
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.81
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€86.41
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.97
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€90.03
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€93.20
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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