Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 66.4% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR55,286.12
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,702.99
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,594.74
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,251.17
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,881.71
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,710.97
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,724.79
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,244.78
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,722.89
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,395.17
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR15,082.47
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,660.76
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,897.27
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,065.66
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,970.71
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR175,910.40
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR402,080,905.27
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,752.31
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 6.5% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR444,784.67
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,870,037.54
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,028,541.38
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,129,262.93
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,523,057.68
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR142,072,100.81
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,268.78
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR42,218.50
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR449,533.38
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,773.12
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR866,865.60
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR539,150.29
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,297,002.75
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,327,704.66
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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