Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 10.3% cheaper than St. George's.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
St. George's
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
St. George's
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 50.9% less for childcare
St. George's
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
St. George's
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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