Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 18.8% cheaper than Honiara.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
Honiara
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Paramaribo
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
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pay 29.9% less for groceries
Honiara
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Paramaribo
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
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Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
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pay 62.7% more for transportation
Honiara
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Paramaribo
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
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pay 56.9% less for housing
Honiara
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Paramaribo
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
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pay 72.1% less for childcare
Honiara
|
Paramaribo
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
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Paramaribo
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
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pay 1.9% less for clothing
Honiara
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Paramaribo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
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