Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 60.3% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 68.8% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱191.50
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱174.89
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.78
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.62
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.98
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱185.77
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱385.73
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱103.88
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱109.13
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱66.50
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.64
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.59
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.15
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.04
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.42
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱280.62
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱690.25
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,436,480.65
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱220.17
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 22.2% more for housing
Philippines
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,192.67
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,454.11
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,837.88
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,274.75
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,743.27
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱342,666.36
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.20
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱134.43
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱139.78
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,158.58
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱289.61
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 93.1% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,156.31
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,309.42
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,849.02
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,443.81
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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