Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 19.3% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Harare, you would:
pay 29.3% more for restaurants
Harare
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 37.7% more for groceries
Harare
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 57.2% more for transportation
Harare
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Harare
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 89.3% less for childcare
Harare
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 91.0% more for clothing
Harare
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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