Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 3.8% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$2.75
NPR367.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$7.64
NPR1,020.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$0.45
NPR60.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$0.19
NPR25.56
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$0.53
NPR70.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$3.92
NPR522.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$2.94
NPR392.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$1.55
NPR206.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$1.48
NPR197.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$1.03
NPR137.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$0.46
NPR62.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$0.61
NPR80.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$0.31
NPR41.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.22
NPR29.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$0.28
NPR37.03
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$4.69
NPR625.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$7.83
NPR1,045.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$30,573.69
NPR4,081,064.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$8.03
NPR1,071.28
|
|
pay 62.2% less for housing
Paramaribo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$11.97
NPR1,597.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$183.77
NPR24,530.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$119.21
NPR15,912.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$20.86
NPR2,783.81
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$81.29
NPR10,850.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$2,952.16
NPR394,063.41
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$2.45
NPR326.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$1.54
NPR205.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$3.06
NPR408.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$29.01
NPR3,872.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$3.82
NPR510.13
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$27.06
NPR3,612.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$32.79
NPR4,376.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$51.12
NPR6,823.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$42.56
NPR5,681.03
|
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