Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 29.2% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
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pay 9.6% more for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
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pay 50.5% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
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