Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 5.1 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 35.5% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$170.86
|
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$268.74
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.93
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.79
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$41.73
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$175.75
|
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$156.45
|
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$74.16
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$54.30
|
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$67.76
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.78
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.54
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$34.04
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.37
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$13.07
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$111.44
|
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,163.50
|
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,054,500.00
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$907.00
|
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,318.12
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,267.02
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,767.75
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,788.74
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
|
pay 22.8 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,427.12
|
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,575.00
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$52.72
|
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$70.30
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$184.38
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$480.74
|
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$158.68
|
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,830.47
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,616.62
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,485.19
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$6,092.67
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
|
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