Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 59.1% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of George Town, you would:
pay 69.7% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 55.8% less for groceries
George Town
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
George Town
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 82.8% less for housing
George Town
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 97.5% less for childcare
George Town
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 73.1% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
George Town
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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