Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 7.1 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 48.1% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$169.41
|
$7.52
$10.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$266.47
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.65
|
$1.59
$2.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.60
|
$1.12
$1.52
|
|
pay 97.9% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$41.38
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$174.26
|
$9.38
$12.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$155.13
|
$10.93
$14.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$73.53
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$53.84
|
$4.13
$5.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$67.19
|
$1.77
$2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.60
|
$1.23
$1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.30
|
$1.77
$2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.75
|
$1.37
$1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.23
|
$1.04
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.96
|
$1.03
$1.41
|
|
pay 99.1% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$110.50
|
$8.83
$12.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,136.72
|
$96.26
$131.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,045,575.00
|
$112,798.92
$153,519.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$899.33
|
$9.02
$12.28
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,306.97
|
$36.32
$49.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,146.27
|
$3,603.58
$4,904.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,693.54
|
$2,425.90
$3,301.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,765.14
|
$123.15
$167.60
|
|
pay 33.8 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,398.12
|
$1,261.73
$1,717.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,426.25
|
$27,366.80
$37,246.22
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$52.28
|
$7.52
$10.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$69.70
|
$4.69
$6.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$182.82
|
$11.28
$15.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$476.67
|
$113.03
$153.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$157.34
|
$10.90
$14.84
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,814.98
|
$74.80
$101.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,602.94
|
$41.62
$56.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,455.69
|
$107.10
$145.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$6,041.10
|
$111.86
$152.25
|
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