Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 3.0 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 66.7% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
|
pay 71.5% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
|
pay 12.7 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
|
pay 78.1% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
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