Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 41.9% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 49.9% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
Stockholm
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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