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Moroni vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 2.3 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 23.3% less in Moroni
Groceries: pay 54.2% more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 9.1% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 7.1 times more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.2% more in Moroni
Clothing: pay 56.9% more in Moroni

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Moroni are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Moroni.

Moroni vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moroni instead of Paramaribo, you would:

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pay 23.3% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD385.48	$6.42 KMF2,695	-35.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD439.53	$8.30 KMF3,484	-27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.89	$1.04 KMF436	-12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.47	$0.67 KMF282	-17.7%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 54.2% more for groceries

	Paramaribo	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.77	$0.59 KMF248	-54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD240.35	$4.02 KMF1,686	-35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD258.53	$17.01 KMF7,134	+153.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD131.03	$5.23 KMF2,195	+53.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.25	??
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.40	$2.38 KMF1,000	+18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.18	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.82	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.75	$1.95 KMF818	-20.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.74	$2.13 KMF893	+261.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.88	$1.46 KMF613	+57.1%
Average			+54.2%

Paramaribo vs. Moroni - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.31	$11.89 KMF4,989	+180.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,469.32	$33.58 KMF14,087	-62.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD963,700.00	$19,879.18 KMF8,339,315	-20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD886.60	$8.93 KMF3,747	-61.2%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,125.26	$76.92 KMF32,267	+163.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,448.67	$759.19 KMF318,481	+50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,368.04	$630.71 KMF264,585	+190.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,156.29	$89.32 KMF37,468	+197.8%
Average			+150.6%

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pay 7.1 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,429.56	$415.80 KMF174,430	+559.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD74,086.45	$14,673.45 KMF6,155,512	+663.5%
Average			+611.6%

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pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.57	$1.09 KMF456	-67.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.20	$1.83 KMF769	-31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD217.58	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD486.72	$35.88 KMF15,051	+184.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD192.74	$6.79 KMF2,847	+35.7%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 56.9% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,399.13	$63.07 KMF26,458	+73.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,096.36	$63.07 KMF26,458	+121.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,907.08	$114.46 KMF48,017	+51.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,261.98	$88.77 KMF37,238	-19.7%
Average			+56.9%

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