Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 42.4% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.5% less in Paramaribo
- Groceries
-
pay 4.1% less in Paramaribo
- Transportation
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pay 3.5% less in Paramaribo
- Housing
-
pay 63.6% less in Paramaribo
- Childcare
-
pay 87.8% less in Paramaribo
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 52.1% less in Paramaribo
- Clothing
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pay 32.3% less in Paramaribo
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Paramaribo.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.72
|
$6.97
SRD263.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.06
|
$9.16
SRD346.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.46
|
$1.29
SRD48.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.42
|
$0.57
SRD21.58
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.67
|
$1.23
SRD46.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.68
|
$6.24
SRD235.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€3.90
|
$5.52
SRD208.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.80
|
$3.27
SRD123.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.61
|
$2.34
SRD88.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.15
|
$2.04
SRD77.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.82
SRD31.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.85
|
$1.18
SRD44.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.58
|
$1.86
SRD70.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.70
|
$0.59
SRD22.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.68
|
$0.75
SRD28.33
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.13
|
$4.14
SRD156.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€44.81
|
$90.00
SRD3,401.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€27,131.09
|
$25,000.00
SRD944,900.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.06
|
$23.00
SRD869.31
|
|
pay 63.6% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€38.38
|
$31.02
SRD1,172.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,091.05
|
$516.42
SRD19,518.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€801.04
|
$194.83
SRD7,363.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€224.86
|
$40.77
SRD1,540.84
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€261.92
|
$63.03
SRD2,382.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,224.14
|
$380.51
SRD14,381.94
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.66
|
$2.00
SRD75.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.40
|
$2.25
SRD85.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€7.77
|
$6.04
SRD228.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€32.32
|
$12.63
SRD477.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€11.66
|
$5.00
SRD188.98
|
|
pay 32.3% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€72.94
|
$36.30
SRD1,371.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€34.97
|
$28.44
SRD1,074.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€81.47
|
$75.41
SRD2,850.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€118.00
|
$110.56
SRD4,178.83
|
|
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