Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 16.5% cheaper than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
pay 45.9% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
|
pay 25.3% less for housing
Paramaribo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
|
pay 2.5% more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
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