Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 10.1 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$27.49
€25.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$5.17
€4.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$6.10
€5.66
|
|
pay 92.8% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$7.28
€6.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$1.75
€1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$7.63
€7.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$39.58
€36.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$18.25
€16.93
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$77.33
€71.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$5,728.44
€5,314.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$3,664.83
€3,400.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$146.95
€136.33
|
|
pay 40.0 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$3,518.24
€3,264.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$4.74
€4.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$659.67
€612.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 96.5% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$132.67
€123.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$34.08
€31.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$153.65
€142.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$523.34
€485.53
|
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