Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 4.5 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$15.46
CHF14.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$4.79
CHF4.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$3.50
CHF3.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$3.77
CHF3.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$7.67
CHF6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$6.88
CHF6.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$7.71
CHF6.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$4.87
CHF4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$1.85
CHF1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$2.18
CHF1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$2.25
CHF2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$6.90
CHF6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$55.21
CHF50.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,478.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$10.85
CHF9.84
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$55.95
CHF50.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,431.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,163.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$154.00
CHF139.60
|
|
pay 14.8 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$248.46
CHF225.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,252.66
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$5.52
CHF5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$5.34
CHF4.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$60.86
CHF55.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$32.10
CHF29.10
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$95.70
CHF86.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$45.67
CHF41.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$107.59
CHF97.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$152.03
CHF137.81
|
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