Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 36.0% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Castries, you would:
pay 29.9% 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
|
$6.74
SRD232.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.34
SRD253.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.03
SRD35.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.58
SRD19.88
|
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pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.22
SRD42.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$6.54
SRD226.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.02
SRD173.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$3.05
SRD105.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.04
SRD70.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$2.27
SRD78.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.93
SRD32.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.23
SRD42.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$2.54
SRD87.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.50
SRD17.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.61
SRD20.92
|
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pay 20.9% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.11
SRD141.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD3,108.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$25,000.00
SRD863,562.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.18
SRD904.15
|
|
pay 37.7% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$31.82
SRD1,099.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$509.69
SRD17,605.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$205.88
SRD7,111.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$40.77
SRD1,408.20
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$44.54
SRD1,538.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$420.77
SRD14,534.53
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.60
SRD55.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.89
SRD65.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.64
SRD194.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$13.45
SRD464.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.63
SRD160.09
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$29.12
SRD1,005.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$28.05
SRD968.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$75.52
SRD2,608.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$140.56
SRD4,855.39
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