Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 2.4 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
|
pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
|
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