Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 7.7 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD235.81
|
$26.58
A$40.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD256.59
|
$9.97
A$15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD35.86
|
$2.84
A$4.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD20.12
|
$2.31
A$3.50
|
|
pay 48.0% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD42.71
|
$2.60
A$3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD228.84
|
$5.54
A$8.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD175.39
|
$6.63
A$10.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD106.61
|
$4.55
A$6.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.51
|
$4.00
A$6.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD79.33
|
$1.59
A$2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD32.70
|
$1.29
A$1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$1.56
A$2.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD88.99
|
$2.65
A$4.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD17.33
|
$1.19
A$1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD21.18
|
$1.06
A$1.61
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD143.61
|
$5.17
A$7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,147.30
|
$113.84
A$173.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD874,250.00
|
$29,523.01
A$44,867.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD915.34
|
$17.81
A$27.07
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,112.61
|
$69.35
A$105.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD17,823.80
|
$1,797.26
A$2,731.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD7,199.72
|
$1,415.42
A$2,151.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,425.63
|
$191.07
A$290.37
|
|
pay 37.8 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,557.57
|
$1,814.59
A$2,757.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD14,714.41
|
$14,626.48
A$22,228.70
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD56.02
|
$7.31
A$11.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD65.95
|
$3.74
A$5.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD197.39
|
$26.58
A$40.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD470.23
|
$67.03
A$101.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD162.07
|
$14.95
A$22.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD1,018.32
|
$92.73
A$140.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD980.97
|
$83.64
A$127.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,640.87
|
$129.37
A$196.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,915.48
|
$172.79
A$262.60
|
|
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