Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 38.4% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Paramaribo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.21
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.16
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 44.2% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.83
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.77
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.88
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.03
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.62
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.41
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.68
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.40
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.86
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.42
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.41
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD12.02
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD131.02
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD153,535.12
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.28
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
Singapore
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.44
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,904.98
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,301.99
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD167.62
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,717.39
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD37,250.05
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 67.5% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.39
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.35
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD153.85
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.84
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD101.81
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.64
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD145.78
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD152.26
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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