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London vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

London is 10.3 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in London
Groceries: pay 17.1% more in London
Transportation: pay 91.3% more in London
Housing: pay 6.0 times more in London
Childcare: pay 55.2 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6 times more in London
Clothing: pay 79.9% more in London

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in London are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Paramaribo, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD244.72	$25.83 £21.16	+270.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD321.64	$10.33 £8.46	+12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD45.44	$2.46 £2.01	+89.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.04	$1.85 £1.52	+224.1%
Average			+149.3%

Paramaribo vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

	Paramaribo	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD43.06	$2.07 £1.70	+68.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD218.88	$5.65 £4.63	-9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD193.82	$6.31 £5.17	+14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD114.81	$4.45 £3.64	+36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD82.24	$4.26 £3.49	+81.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD71.68	$1.56 £1.28	-23.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD28.84	$0.75 £0.62	-8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD41.43	$1.44 £1.18	+21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD65.45	$1.79 £1.47	-3.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD20.71	$0.69 £0.56	+16.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD26.31	$0.70 £0.57	-6.4%
Average			+17.1%

Paramaribo vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 91.3% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD145.16	$7.39 £6.06	+78.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,159.45	$258.31 £211.60	+187.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD877,625.00	$36,531.14 £29,925.17	+46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD807.41	$35.26 £28.88	+53.3%
Average			+91.3%

Paramaribo vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.0 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,089.11	$41.63 £34.10	+34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,128.80	$2,834.46 £2,321.90	+448.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD6,839.48	$2,063.73 £1,690.55	+959.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,431.13	$263.90 £216.18	+547.3%
Average			+497.4%

Paramaribo vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 55.2 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,212.55	$2,333.60 £1,911.61	+3602.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,357.97	$27,892.30 £22,848.51	+7230.1%
Average			+5416.4%

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD70.21	$8.27 £6.77	+313.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD79.09	$4.80 £3.93	+113.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD212.15	$19.76 £16.19	+227.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD443.25	$65.66 £53.79	+420.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD175.52	$16.14 £13.22	+222.9%
Average			+259.3%

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pay 79.9% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,274.16	$96.94 £79.41	+167.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD998.44	$50.55 £41.41	+77.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,647.43	$114.87 £94.10	+52.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD3,881.31	$135.36 £110.89	+22.4%
Average			+79.9%

Paramaribo vs. London - Cost of clothing

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