Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 19.6% cheaper than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD198.79
|
$6.17
LYD29.470
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD216.31
|
$5.14
LYD24.560
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD30.23
|
$0.47
LYD2.230
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD16.96
|
$0.13
LYD0.630
|
|
pay 55.4% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD36.00
|
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD192.91
|
$2.40
LYD11.450
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD147.86
|
$3.73
LYD17.810
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD89.87
|
$1.40
LYD6.670
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD60.28
|
$1.45
LYD6.940
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD66.88
|
$0.86
LYD4.110
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD27.56
|
$0.51
LYD2.450
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD36.40
|
$0.36
LYD1.710
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD75.02
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD14.61
|
$0.29
LYD1.360
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD17.85
|
$0.29
LYD1.380
|
|
pay 72.6% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD121.06
|
$0.12
LYD0.560
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,653.20
|
$16.46
LYD78.580
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD737,000.00
|
$15,433.88
LYD73,666.330
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD771.64
|
$7.00
LYD33.400
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD937.94
|
$19.74
LYD94.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD15,025.61
|
$226.36
LYD1,080.440
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,069.43
|
$124.50
LYD594.240
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,201.82
|
$41.19
LYD196.580
|
|
pay 99.2% more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,313.04
|
$68.60
LYD327.410
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD12,404.37
|
$1,028.93
LYD4,911.090
|
|
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD47.23
|
$0.67
LYD3.190
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD55.59
|
$0.58
LYD2.780
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD166.40
|
$2.26
LYD10.800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD396.41
|
$27.40
LYD130.760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD136.63
|
$5.14
LYD24.560
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD858.45
|
$30.31
LYD144.690
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD826.97
|
$32.72
LYD156.170
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,226.28
|
$48.68
LYD232.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,143.79
|
$58.53
LYD279.390
|
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