Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 27.8% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.52
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.94
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
€4.89
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 52.4% more for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.07
€37.18
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,724.47
€25,721.38
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.56
€10.72
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.13
€30.74
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$916.93
€850.68
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.60
€685.23
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.23
€176.49
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 93.4% less for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.29
€435.39
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,290.14
€10,474.43
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.27
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
€2.13
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.09
€41.83
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.89
€37.94
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.44
€120.09
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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