Cost of living comparison
Suva is 2.9 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Suva instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
|
pay 24.6% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
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