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Suriname

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Saint Peter Port vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Saint Peter Port is 4.6 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 87.3% more in Saint Peter Port
Groceries: pay 63.5% more in Saint Peter Port
Transportation: pay 92.1% more in Saint Peter Port
Housing: pay 5.6 times more in Saint Peter Port
Childcare: pay 16.9 times more in Saint Peter Port
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Saint Peter Port
Clothing: pay 64.6% more in Saint Peter Port

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Saint Peter Port are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saint Peter Port.

Saint Peter Port vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Peter Port instead of Paramaribo, you would:

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pay 87.3% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Saint Peter Port
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD371.70	$20.03 £14.89	+100.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD423.82	$10.68 £7.94	-6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD44.25	$2.84 £2.11	+138.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD30.35	$1.77 £1.32	+116.7%
Average			+87.3%

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pay 63.5% more for groceries

	Paramaribo	Saint Peter Port
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD47.99	$2.72 £2.02	+110.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD231.76	$7.34 £5.45	+17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD249.29	$8.88 £6.60	+32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD126.34	$6.63 £4.93	+95.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD93.77	$6.39 £4.75	+153.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD74.63	$3.33 £2.48	+65.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD33.92	$0.88 £0.65	-4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD53.83	$3.03 £2.25	+109.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD91.37	$2.42 £1.80	-1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.93	$1.21 £0.90	+105.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD34.60	$1.06 £0.79	+13.9%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 92.1% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	Saint Peter Port
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD157.47	$8.14 £6.05	+92.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,345.34	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD929K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD854.92	??
Average			+92.1%

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pay 5.6 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Saint Peter Port
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,085.05	$80.13 £59.56	+174.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD18,753.68	$2,359.26 £1,753.77	+367.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,069.01	$2,170.08 £1,613.14	+899.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,114.97	$148.83 £110.63	+396.2%
Average			+459.5%

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pay 16.9 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Saint Peter Port
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,342.74	$1,602.52 £1,191.24	+2442.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD71,439.00	$16,025.19 £11,912.42	+733.8%
Average			+1588.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Saint Peter Port
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD123.97	$6.01 £4.47	+80.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD99.51	$4.41 £3.28	+64.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD209.81	$20.03 £14.89	+254.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD469.33	$55.55 £41.30	+340.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD185.85	$9.85 £7.32	+97.0%
Average			+167.3%

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pay 64.6% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Saint Peter Port
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,349.13	$100.16 £74.45	+175.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,057.18	$26.71 £19.85	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,803.20	$93.48 £69.49	+24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,109.68	??
Average			+64.6%

Paramaribo vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of clothing

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