Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 1.9% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR318.57
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR244.66
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.08
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.25
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.86
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.24
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR246.97
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR90.98
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.14
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.14
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.85
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.57
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.75
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.22
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.48
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 75.1% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.16
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,019.43
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,223,310.11
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR968.45
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 15.3% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,631.08
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR23,956.49
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,801.09
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,799.49
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,412.69
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR214,079.27
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.23
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR109.90
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR280.34
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,452.68
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR293.08
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,820.41
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,378.66
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,587.41
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,805.85
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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