Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 46.0% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of London, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
London
|
Paramaribo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.83
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
London
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.25
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.62
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
London
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.58
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£158.41
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,750.93
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.20
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
London
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.89
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,052.90
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,415.63
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£228.15
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 96.3% less for childcare
London
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,550.95
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,846.38
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 69.2% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.94
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.39
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.22
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.88
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
London
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.89
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.40
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.80
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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