Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 5.3 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$21.99
€20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$3.06
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$3.26
€3.02
|
|
pay 93.6% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$10.86
€10.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$5.35
€4.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$5.60
€5.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$6.74
€6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$27,893.04
€25,877.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$31.06
€28.82
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$55.71
€51.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$1,774.61
€1,646.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$1,468.68
€1,362.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$204.06
€189.32
|
|
pay 23.0 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$854.36
€792.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$18,641.72
€17,294.85
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$3.94
€3.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$47.17
€43.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$75.61
€70.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$39.58
€36.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$107.51
€99.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$124.74
€115.73
|
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