Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 78.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 80.6% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,745
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,439
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,373
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,153
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,423
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,190
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,697
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,527
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,052
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,671
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,681
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,416
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 96.9% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 69.3% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,187
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,702
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,816
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 46.1% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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