Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 32.3% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Castries, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
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Castries
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
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pay 20.1% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 39.7% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 65.4% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
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