Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.4 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 95.0% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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