Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 18.9% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 9.7% more for restaurants
|
Brasilia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
R$42.40
|
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$37.10
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
R$6.93
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
R$4.65
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
|
pay 66.8% more for groceries
|
Brasilia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
R$9.55
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
R$26.98
|
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
R$21.73
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
R$12.80
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.65
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$5.27
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.46
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$3.04
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$4.23
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$3.10
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$3.26
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay 84.4% more for transportation
|
Brasilia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
R$23.04
|
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.46
R$264.49
|
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,385.57
R$148,410.61
|
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.21
R$43.89
|
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
|
pay 17.5% more for housing
|
Brasilia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.32
R$117.55
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.74
R$2,195.47
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.88
R$1,362.51
|
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
R$313.25
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
|
pay 91.5% less for childcare
|
Brasilia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.58
R$2,809.20
|
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,525.09
R$70,141.68
|
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brasilia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.60
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
R$10.64
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
R$12.72
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.80
R$144.84
|
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$42.40
|
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
|
Brasilia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.89
R$309.73
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.19
R$250.67
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.43
R$392.10
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.71
R$339.03
|
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
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