Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 46.5% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 54.7% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
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