Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 13.5% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 8.1% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 84.3% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 25.9% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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