Cost of living comparison
Manila is 3.0 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Manila instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$169.41
|
$4.59
₱259.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$266.47
|
$3.67
₱207.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.65
|
$1.03
₱58.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.60
|
$0.46
₱25.96
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$41.38
|
$1.32
₱74.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$174.26
|
$3.43
₱193.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$155.13
|
$6.66
₱376.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$73.53
|
$1.88
₱106.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$53.84
|
$2.10
₱119.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$67.19
|
$1.31
₱74.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.60
|
$0.69
₱39.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.30
|
$1.39
₱78.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.75
|
$0.66
₱37.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.23
|
$0.88
₱49.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.96
|
$1.00
₱56.36
|
|
pay 31.0% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$110.50
|
$5.45
₱308.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,136.72
|
$12.48
₱706.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,045,575.00
|
$23,857.59
₱1,349,707.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$899.33
|
$2.76
₱156.25
|
|
pay 17.1% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,306.97
|
$38.58
₱2,182.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,146.27
|
$559.30
₱31,641.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,693.54
|
$299.03
₱16,917.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,765.14
|
$85.53
₱4,838.50
|
|
pay 14.8 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,398.12
|
$388.89
₱22,000.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,426.25
|
$12,846.39
₱726,765.37
|
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$52.28
|
$1.43
₱80.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$69.70
|
$3.13
₱176.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$182.82
|
$2.75
₱155.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$476.67
|
$48.28
₱2,731.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$157.34
|
$6.24
₱353.00
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,814.98
|
$38.44
₱2,174.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,602.94
|
$30.87
₱1,746.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,455.69
|
$74.18
₱4,196.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$6,041.10
|
$65.74
₱3,719.11
|
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