Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 51.0% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Paramaribo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€24.11
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.72
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.64
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.66
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.46
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€8.01
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€22.10
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€19.09
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 80.5% less for housing
Monaco
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 98.5% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 73.4% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.26
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€483.53
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 69.2% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€586.77
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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