Cost of living comparison

Dili, Timor-Leste

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Dili Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 25.9% cheaper than Dili.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% less in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 17.5% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 33.0% less in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 61.1% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 89.8% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 4.6% more in Paramaribo

The cost of groceries and clothing in Paramaribo are more expensive than in Dili. Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Paramaribo.

Paramaribo vs. Dili Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.2% less for restaurants

	Dili	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$6.97 SRD257.10	+39.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$9.16 SRD337.91	+14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.29 SRD47.74	-35.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56	$0.57 SRD21.05	-63.5%
Average			-11.2%

Dili vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.5% more for groceries

	Dili	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98	$1.23 SRD45.24	-37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.00	$6.24 SRD229.95	+211.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.27	$5.52 SRD203.62	-40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$3.27 SRD120.62	+21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63	$2.34 SRD86.41	-35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$2.04 SRD75.30	+12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$0.82 SRD30.30	-1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19	$1.18 SRD43.53	-0.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02	$1.86 SRD68.76	+82.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60	$0.59 SRD21.76	-2.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.75 SRD27.64	-17.4%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 33.0% less for transportation

	Dili	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76	$4.14 SRD152.50	-28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$90.00 SRD3,319.29
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,000.00 SRD922,025.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.00	$23.00 SRD848.26	-37.8%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 61.1% less for housing

	Dili	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.67	$31.02 SRD1,144.21	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$980.00	$516.42 SRD19,045.96	-47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$875.00	$194.83 SRD7,185.49	-77.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.96	$40.77 SRD1,503.54	-60.0%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 89.8% less for childcare

	Dili	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$63.03 SRD2,324.49	-83.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,000.00	$380.51 SRD14,033.77	-96.5%
Average			-89.8%

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Dili	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$2.00 SRD73.76	-20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.75	$2.25 SRD83.10	-39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.75	$6.04 SRD222.89	+119.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.25	$12.63 SRD465.67	-77.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50	$5.00 SRD184.41	-23.1%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 4.6% more for clothing

	Dili	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.00	$36.30 SRD1,338.63	-44.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$28.44 SRD1,048.95	-28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.33	$75.41 SRD2,781.37	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$110.56 SRD4,077.67	+101.0%
Average			+4.6%

Dili vs. Paramaribo - Cost of clothing

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