Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.7 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$181.42
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$285.37
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$34.97
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$23.13
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 18.5% more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$44.32
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$186.62
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$166.13
|
$4.68
£3.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$78.75
|
$2.58
£2.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$57.66
|
$3.16
£2.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$71.95
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$22.07
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$30.30
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$36.14
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$17.38
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$13.88
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 20.2% more for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$118.34
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,359.20
|
$91.63
£73.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,119,735.00
|
$25,486.21
£20,470.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$963.11
|
$16.30
£13.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,399.67
|
$37.72
£30.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$15,149.63
|
$1,053.04
£845.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$9,310.15
|
$836.18
£671.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,961.26
|
$183.29
£147.22
|
|
pay 22.6 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,639.14
|
$1,186.33
£952.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$18,662.25
|
$16,551.73
£13,294.03
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$55.99
|
$4.95
£3.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$74.65
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$195.79
|
$14.82
£11.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$510.48
|
$41.78
£33.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$168.50
|
$11.97
£9.62
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,943.71
|
$73.74
£59.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,716.63
|
$38.00
£30.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,700.80
|
$79.51
£63.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$6,469.58
|
$80.83
£64.92
|
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