Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 25.2% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.47
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.08
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.65
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Madrid
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€757.31
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.22
|
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
|
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.70
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 30.4% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.40
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Paramaribo or Madrid. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.