Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 49.5% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 50.2% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
|
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