Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 45.3% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Paramaribo
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.54
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.18
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Paramaribo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.10
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.64
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
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pay 18.9% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,590.76
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€28.13
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.96
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,740.91
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,349.11
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€162.57
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 97.0% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,089.96
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,601.06
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€6.03
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.57
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.41
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Paramaribo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.93
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.76
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.91
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€89.11
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
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