Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 16.1% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD79.97
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.48
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.37
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.84
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD52.96
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.14
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD25.96
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.52
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.69
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.66
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.52
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.81
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD22.99
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD399.84
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD212,415.60
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD75.97
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD332.47
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,889.36
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,821.96
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD388.61
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,170.37
|
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,320.09
|
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.36
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD40.98
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD339.15
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD49.98
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD434.37
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD387.35
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD683.06
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD623.09
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
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