Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 41.9% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Managua, you would:
pay 15.5% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
Managua
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 10.5% less for housing
Managua
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
Managua
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Managua
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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