Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 43.3% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
Vaduz
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.46
CHF13.99
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.79
CHF4.33
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
CHF3.16
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
Vaduz
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
CHF3.41
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
CHF6.94
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.22
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.71
CHF6.98
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CHF4.41
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.68
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
CHF1.97
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF2.04
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 35.6% more for transportation
Vaduz
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CHF6.24
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.21
CHF49.96
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,416.37
CHF28,428.86
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.85
CHF9.82
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 59.1% less for housing
Vaduz
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.95
CHF50.63
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.80
CHF1,428.67
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.22
CHF1,161.19
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
CHF139.35
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
Vaduz
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.46
CHF224.84
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,516.45
CHF12,231.12
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 69.2% less for entertainment and sports
Vaduz
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
CHF5.00
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
CHF4.83
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.86
CHF55.07
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$32.10
CHF29.05
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
Vaduz
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.70
CHF86.60
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.67
CHF41.33
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.59
CHF97.36
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.03
CHF137.57
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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