Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 33.6% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Germany, you would:
pay 54.9% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Germany
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Germany
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
Germany
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 82.9% less for childcare
Germany
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Germany
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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