Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.5 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Spain instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$169.41
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$266.47
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.65
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.60
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$41.38
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$174.26
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$155.13
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$73.53
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$53.84
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$67.19
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.60
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.30
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.75
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.23
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.96
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$110.50
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,136.72
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,045,575.00
|
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$899.33
|
$14.14
€13.27
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,306.97
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,146.27
|
$697.48
€654.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,693.54
|
$570.67
€535.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,765.14
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,398.12
|
$342.46
€321.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,426.25
|
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
|
pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$52.28
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$69.70
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$182.82
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$476.67
|
$43.33
€40.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$157.34
|
$8.42
€7.90
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,814.98
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,602.94
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,455.69
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$6,041.10
|
$91.35
€85.71
|
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