Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 40.7% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.47
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.08
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.48
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.71
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.51
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.01
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.89
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.58
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.07
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.15
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.61
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£767.68
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 96.2% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 66.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.02
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.00
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.80
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.72
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.61
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
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