Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 3.3 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 87.7% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$21.22
AWG38.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$2.79
AWG5.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$6.07
AWG10.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$6.44
AWG11.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$1.10
AWG1.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$84.13
AWG151.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$842.21
AWG1,518.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$673.77
AWG1,214.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$153.99
AWG277.56
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$214.81
AWG387.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$3.33
AWG6.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$8.61
AWG15.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$87.89
AWG158.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$11.94
AWG21.53
|
|
pay 83.9% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$90.37
AWG162.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$54.14
AWG97.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$111.75
AWG201.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$118.29
AWG213.21
|
|
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