Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 2.2 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 23.0% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 32.3% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
|
pay 66.9% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
|
pay 94.4% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
|
pay 56.2% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
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