Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 3.6 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$2.97
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 65.8% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$5.98
€5.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$5.64
€5.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$5.24
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$1.62
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$7.47
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$49.48
€46.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$28,585.69
€26,702.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$18.56
€17.34
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$918.12
€857.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$715.20
€668.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$192.75
€180.05
|
|
pay 14.3 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$275.36
€257.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$12,936.40
€12,083.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$4.00
€3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$31.68
€29.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$12.09
€11.30
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$94.30
€88.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$35.86
€33.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$90.35
€84.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$116.35
€108.69
|
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