Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 12.2% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Riga, you would:
pay 37.3% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Riga
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.03
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.09
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.23
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 69.9% more for transportation
Riga
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.23
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.89
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
Riga
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.38
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€454.17
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€313.09
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€235.97
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
Riga
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€375.53
|
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,237.93
|
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€40.94
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.28
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
Riga
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.63
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€71.55
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€104.72
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
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