Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 2.6 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
PKR1,197.58
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
PKR88.36
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
PKR63.14
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
PKR182.59
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.60
PKR719.56
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
PKR911.81
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
PKR343.55
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
PKR466.76
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
PKR137.75
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR106.93
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
PKR116.92
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR64.39
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR44.63
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR66.19
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
PKR1,069.43
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.40
PKR1,496.98
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,008.34
PKR4,989,920.59
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.12
PKR1,141.69
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 89.2% more for housing
Islamabad
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.19
PKR4,762.27
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$165.35
PKR45,816.54
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.57
PKR27,590.10
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.07
PKR19,970.44
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 42.6% less for childcare
Islamabad
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$53.93
PKR14,944.77
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,305.75
PKR361,810.83
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
PKR548.89
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PKR508.32
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.36
PKR5,642.45
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
PKR997.98
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 88.5% more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.87
PKR4,951.54
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.09
PKR6,674.52
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.47
PKR20,079.44
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.96
PKR10,517.02
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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