Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 48.6% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 60.0% less for housing
Oslo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 90.8% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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