Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 21.7% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Prague, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
Kč241.75
|
$4.86
$166.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
Kč208.78
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
Kč41.27
|
$0.94
$32.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
Kč32.42
|
$0.62
$21.20
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
|
Prague
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
Kč40.15
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
Kč152.74
|
$5.00
$171.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
Kč108.60
|
$4.45
$152.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
Kč81.26
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
Kč101.20
|
$1.54
$52.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
Kč20.24
|
$1.93
$65.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
Kč18.97
|
$0.59
$20.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
Kč22.99
|
$0.81
$27.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
Kč38.02
|
$0.97
$33.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
Kč11.40
|
$0.47
$15.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
Kč11.64
|
$0.37
$12.72
|
|
pay 76.8% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
Kč164.49
|
$3.17
$108.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
Kč604.37
|
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
Kč659,312.20
|
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
Kč295.59
|
$25.80
$882.48
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
|
Prague
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
Kč615.34
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
Kč24,951.97
|
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
Kč18,659.78
|
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
Kč5,900.12
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
|
pay 92.1% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
Kč18,989.56
|
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
Kč312,470.03
|
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Kč54.94
|
$1.50
$51.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
Kč75.33
|
$2.00
$68.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
Kč158.23
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
Kč1,415.97
|
$13.68
$467.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
Kč262.63
|
$4.51
$154.39
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
|
Prague
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
Kč2,186.60
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
Kč993.25
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
Kč2,272.48
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
Kč2,682.20
|
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
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