Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 32.0% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 12.6% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 64.6% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 54.1% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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