Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 3.4 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Victoria or Paramaribo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.