Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 2.6 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN371
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN134
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN206
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN107
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN268
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN605
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN479,343
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN698
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 69.0% more for housing
Kabul
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,814
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,762
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,685
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,112
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 14.4% more for childcare
Kabul
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,604
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 56.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN347
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN94
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN178
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN619
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN768
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,654
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,136
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,278
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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