Cost of living comparison
London is 6.6 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in London instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
London
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$167.83
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.35
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.40
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$172.63
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$153.68
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$53.33
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$66.56
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.41
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.03
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.44
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.08
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.84
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$109.47
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$890.93
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 31.1 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.79
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$69.05
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$472.22
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$155.87
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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