Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 4.8 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$2.47
€2.29
|
|
pay 50.4% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$4.71
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
pay 40.7% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$8.20
€7.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$97.85
€90.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$28,969.95
€26,876.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$25.51
€23.66
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$45.90
€42.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$1,796.60
€1,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$1,576.07
€1,462.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$186.48
€173.00
|
|
pay 20.3 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$1,725.51
€1,600.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$11,482.44
€10,652.84
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$9.02
€8.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$39.59
€36.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$14.29
€13.26
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$77.95
€72.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$30.57
€28.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$90.96
€84.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$109.87
€101.93
|
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