Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 5.4 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
$2.70
A$4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
$2.13
A$3.22
|
|
pay 93.2% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
$6.42
A$9.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
$6.48
A$9.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
$4.10
A$6.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
$3.63
A$5.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
$1.47
A$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
$1.60
A$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
$2.47
A$3.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
$0.96
A$1.46
|
|
pay 2.9% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
$5.45
A$8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
$100.08
A$151.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
$20,016.00
A$30,304.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
$15.93
A$24.12
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
$68.64
A$103.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
$1,824.70
A$2,762.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
$1,494.78
A$2,263.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
$183.28
A$277.49
|
|
pay 22.9 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
$1,686.35
A$2,553.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
$14,216.13
A$21,523.28
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
$8.01
A$12.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
$3.74
A$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
$23.35
A$35.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
$64.70
A$97.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
$13.34
A$20.20
|
|
pay 44.8% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
$93.52
A$141.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
$72.72
A$110.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
$134.62
A$203.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
$183.19
A$277.35
|
|
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