Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 13.1% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 58.8% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
Santiago
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 91.5% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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