Cost of living comparison
Castries is 64.0% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Castries instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
?? | |
pay 22.7% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
|
pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
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