Cost of living comparison

Suriname

compared to

Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 56.2% more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 38.1% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 22.5% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 9.1% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.3% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Buenos Aires

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Paramaribo, you would:

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pay 38.1% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.20 SRD496.97	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+44.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 SRD413.72	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 SRD52.25	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	+44.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 SRD31.47	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+90.4%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 22.5% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 SRD51.65	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+80.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 SRD222.10	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 SRD256.22	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SRD114.28	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SRD104.74	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+65.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20 SRD82.78	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 SRD52.42	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	-30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 SRD63.71	$0.65 ARS986.80	-61.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 SRD101.97	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-66.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 SRD22.95	$0.56 ARS848.63	-8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 SRD33.38	$0.56 ARS844.64	-37.2%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 SRD164.08	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	+21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.50 ARS41,738.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD941K	$28,500.00 ARS43M	+14.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 SRD542.03	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-33.3%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	+2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	$770.79 ARS1M	+58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	$509.75 ARS774K	+91.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	$162.43 ARS247K	+465.5%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	$464.87 ARS706K	+640.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	$8,896.36 ARS14M	+409.5%
Average			+514.2%

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pay 86.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 SRD99.39	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	+49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 SRD106.37	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.68 SRD213.70	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-25.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.54 SRD509.72	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	+269.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD188.21	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+107.6%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	$120.49 ARS183K	+261.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.08 SRD793.55	$95.69 ARS145K	+353.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	$115.94 ARS176K	+72.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	$138.37 ARS210K	+33.4%
Average			+147.9%

Paramaribo vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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