Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 35.4% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.82
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.03
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.96
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.54
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.77
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.58
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.04
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.35
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.79
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.20
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.14
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.48
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪227.63
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.04
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 94.9% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.33
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.93
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪308.91
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.53
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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