Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 32.8% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.36
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.66
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.74
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.87
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.79
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.30
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,640.46
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€16.88
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.29
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€986.52
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€780.13
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€74.82
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€351.11
|
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,941.58
|
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
|
pay 65.2% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.91
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.22
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.89
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.57
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.76
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.01
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€33.81
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€73.91
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.10
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
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