Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 18.0% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP581.36
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP400.70
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.40
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.14
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP124.34
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP200.67
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP283.64
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP122.10
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP158.45
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP76.05
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.16
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP73.28
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.23
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.18
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.27
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP287.98
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,008.73
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,702,969.62
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,282.24
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 29.3% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,609.55
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP49,280.38
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,224.63
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,312.75
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 91.4% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,142.10
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP384,722.78
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP150.26
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP144.75
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP250.44
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,152.50
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP375.66
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,468.55
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,380.90
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,572.22
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,634.83
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
|
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