Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 50.1% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Manila, you would:
pay 35.1% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.14
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.39
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
Manila
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.12
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.34
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.02
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.37
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.91
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.70
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.20
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.63
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.31
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.65
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱717.90
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱158.89
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Manila
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 85.5% less for childcare
Manila
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.35
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱179.95
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱358.95
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 70.5% more for clothing
Manila
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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