Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 13.9% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 17.2% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
|
pay 51.5% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
|
pay 4.0% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
|
pay 44.0% more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
|
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