Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 4.1 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
pay 24.8% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$4.26
€3.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$4.79
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$5.77
€5.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$1.94
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
pay 20.3% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$7.86
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$72.49
€66.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$35,098.36
€32,260.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$18.01
€16.56
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$20.67
€19.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$1,109.17
€1,019.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$885.72
€814.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$90.90
€83.55
|
|
pay 16.4 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$336.03
€308.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$10,589.37
€9,733.22
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$8.71
€8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$4.86
€4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$11.10
€10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$45.44
€41.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$18.50
€17.01
|
|
pay 51.4% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$90.44
€83.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$32.73
€30.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$79.18
€72.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$103.43
€95.07
|
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