Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 28.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Paramaribo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,179
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥825
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥201
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥137
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥246
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,109
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥850
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥318
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥593
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥515
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥237
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥518
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥352
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥357
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥278
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥743
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,787
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,479
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 40.7% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥104,606
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay 90.7% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,982
|
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥648
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥552
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥707
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,341
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,122
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 34.3% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,154
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
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