Cost of living comparison
Riga is 4.4 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Riga instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 61.6% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$5.46
€5.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$4.69
€4.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$3.16
€2.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$1.44
€1.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$6.87
€6.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$32.49
€29.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$11.37
€10.45
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$539.93
€496.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$363.88
€334.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
|
pay 21.3 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$493.19
€453.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$46.87
€43.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 65.7% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$123.25
€113.29
|
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