Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 5.2 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
|
pay 43.8% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
|
pay 58.0% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
|
pay 28.7 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
|
pay 79.7% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
|
pay 28.1% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
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