Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 40.6% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 52.6% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD34.83
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD49.76
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.93
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD3.98
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 96.2% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.70
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.60
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.33
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.27
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.27
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.33
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.55
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.31
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.62
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Rabat
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD248.78
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD248,783.44
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD73.19
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 42.9% more for housing
Rabat
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD331.64
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,351.11
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,405.20
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD307.15
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 51.7% less for childcare
Rabat
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,183.00
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD36,819.95
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.32
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.55
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.82
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD238.45
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.68
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD583.77
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD478.91
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD794.80
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD759.43
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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