Cost of living comparison

Castries, Saint Lucia

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Castries Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 32.3% cheaper than Castries.

Restaurants: pay 16.0% less in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 22.6% less in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 20.1% less in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 39.7% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 65.4% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 33.9% less in Paramaribo

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Paramaribo.

Paramaribo vs. Castries Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Castries, you would:

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pay 16.0% less for restaurants

	Castries	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$6.97 SRD259.45	-5.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.16 SRD341.00	+23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.29 SRD48.18	-33.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.57 SRD21.25	-48.6%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 22.6% less for groceries

	Castries	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 EC$4.39	$1.23 SRD45.65	-24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 EC$9.50	$6.24 SRD232.06	+77.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.72 EC$20.85	$5.52 SRD205.48	-28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.79 EC$10.24	$3.27 SRD121.72	-13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$2.34 SRD87.20	-46.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$2.04 SRD75.99	-40.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.82 SRD30.58	+9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$1.18 SRD43.93	-58.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.17 EC$11.27	$1.86 SRD69.39	-55.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 EC$4.23	$0.59 SRD21.96	-62.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.75 SRD27.89	-4.5%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 20.1% less for transportation

	Castries	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.70 EC$15.40	$4.14 SRD153.90	-27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$90.00 SRD3,349.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$25,000.00 SRD930,462.50	-12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.00 SRD856.03
Average			-20.1%

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pay 39.7% less for housing

	Castries	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.02 EC$121.67	$31.02 SRD1,154.68	-31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$653.95 EC$1,767.34	$516.42 SRD19,220.25	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.02 EC$1,100.00	$194.83 SRD7,251.25	-52.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.60 EC$242.16	$40.77 SRD1,517.30	-54.5%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 65.4% less for childcare

	Castries	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$181.93 EC$491.67	$63.03 SRD2,345.76	-65.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$380.51 SRD14,162.19
Average			-65.4%

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pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Castries	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.00 SRD74.44	-1.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.25 SRD83.86	-39.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.04 SRD224.93
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 EC$91.67	$12.63 SRD469.94	-62.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 EC$15.00	$5.00 SRD186.09	-9.9%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 33.9% less for clothing

	Castries	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.94 EC$213.33	$36.30 SRD1,350.88	-54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.59 EC$158.33	$28.44 SRD1,058.55	-51.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.34 EC$333.33	$75.41 SRD2,806.82	-38.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.76 EC$275.00	$110.56 SRD4,114.98	+8.7%
Average			-33.9%

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