Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 31.2% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 18.6% less in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 0.7% less in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 48.0% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 90.0% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in Paramaribo

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Paramaribo. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Paramaribo.

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Paramaribo vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$153.43	$13.20 SRD496.79	+180.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$184.11	$10.99 SRD413.57	+94.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.92	$1.39 SRD52.24	+51.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.26	$0.84 SRD31.46	+28.1%
Average			+114.5%

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pay 18.6% less for groceries

	Taipei	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$65.91	$1.37 SRD51.64	-32.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$320.83	$5.90 SRD222.02	-40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$376.11	$6.81 SRD256.12	-41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.70	$3.04 SRD114.24	+11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.99	$2.78 SRD104.70	-37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.66	$2.20 SRD82.75	-1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$49.10	$1.39 SRD52.40	-7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$45.10	$1.69 SRD63.69	+22.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.80	$2.71 SRD101.93	+34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.62	$0.61 SRD22.94	-51.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.92	$0.89 SRD33.37	-14.8%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 0.7% less for transportation

	Taipei	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$128.47	$4.36 SRD164.02	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,227.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$25,000.00 SRD941K	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$291.51	$14.40 SRD541.84	+61.0%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 48.0% less for housing

	Taipei	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$892.81	$30.37 SRD1,142.74	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,986.96	$484.98 SRD18,248.82	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,736.18	$265.59 SRD9,993.80	-45.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,159.47	$28.73 SRD1,080.87	-56.7%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 90.0% less for childcare

	Taipei	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,593.53	$62.79 SRD2,362.70	-90.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$543K	$1,745.94 SRD65,696.17	-89.5%
Average			-90.0%

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pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$92.06	$2.64 SRD99.36	-6.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$111.59	$2.83 SRD106.33	-17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.86	$5.68 SRD213.62	+44.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,340.81	$13.54 SRD509.54	-67.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$317.08	$5.00 SRD188.14	-48.6%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	Taipei	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,058.83	$33.33 SRD1,254.22	-47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,302.96	$21.08 SRD793.26	-47.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,769.01	$67.25 SRD2,530.43	-20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,424.28	$103.71 SRD3,902.38	-1.3%
Average			-31.7%

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