Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 64.0% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Russia, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 50.4% more for groceries
Russia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Russia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
Russia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 32.0% more for clothing
Russia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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