Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 48.6% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY251.22
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.92
|
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.43
|
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.83
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY159.25
|
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.83
|
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY58.09
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY93.28
|
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.45
|
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.69
|
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.71
|
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.55
|
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.93
|
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY166.37
|
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,549,518.41
|
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY186.69
|
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
|
pay 20.6% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY397.43
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,473.59
|
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,798.94
|
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,833.82
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,348.84
|
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY358,952.20
|
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.59
|
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY98.22
|
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.34
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,413.44
|
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.98
|
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,957.78
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,574.50
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,599.82
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,222.78
|
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
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