Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 2.4 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$10.86
GEL29.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$8.24
GEL22.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$0.89
GEL2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.43
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$0.70
GEL1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$4.01
GEL10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$7.91
GEL21.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$2.52
GEL6.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$3.03
GEL8.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$0.61
GEL1.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.74
GEL1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$0.76
GEL2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.32
GEL0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.35
GEL0.95
|
|
pay 36.3% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$4.42
GEL11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$14.98
GEL40.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$25,468.16
GEL68,127.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 46.1% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$19.04
GEL50.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$754.68
GEL2,018.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$502.72
GEL1,344.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$53.92
GEL144.24
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$241.74
GEL646.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$5,601.22
GEL14,983.27
|
|
pay 77.0% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$1.87
GEL5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$3.19
GEL8.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$3.00
GEL8.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$51.67
GEL138.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 74.1% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$76.50
GEL204.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$49.25
GEL131.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$122.59
GEL327.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$134.83
GEL360.67
|
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