Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 48.9% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.0% less in Paramaribo
- Groceries
-
pay 1.2% more in Paramaribo
- Transportation
-
pay 29.8% less in Paramaribo
- Housing
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pay 72.6% less in Paramaribo
- Childcare
-
pay 95.7% less in Paramaribo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.8% less in Paramaribo
- Clothing
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pay 29.8% less in Paramaribo
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Paramaribo.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.29
|
$6.97
SRD263.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.14
|
$9.16
SRD346.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.10
|
$1.29
SRD48.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.66
|
$0.57
SRD21.58
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.58
|
$1.23
SRD46.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.08
|
$6.24
SRD235.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.54
|
$5.52
SRD208.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.60
|
$3.27
SRD123.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€3.96
|
$2.34
SRD88.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.95
|
$2.04
SRD77.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.75
|
$0.82
SRD31.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.09
|
$1.18
SRD44.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.59
|
$1.86
SRD70.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.75
|
$0.59
SRD22.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.61
|
$0.75
SRD28.33
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.14
|
$4.14
SRD156.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€105.16
|
$90.00
SRD3,401.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€33,536.66
|
$25,000.00
SRD944,900.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€22.59
|
$23.00
SRD869.31
|
|
pay 72.6% less for housing
Dublin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€47.62
|
$31.02
SRD1,172.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,824.38
|
$516.42
SRD19,518.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,558.88
|
$194.83
SRD7,363.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€183.14
|
$40.77
SRD1,540.84
|
|
pay 95.7% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,115.97
|
$63.03
SRD2,382.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,229.85
|
$380.51
SRD14,381.94
|
|
pay 65.8% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.40
|
$2.00
SRD75.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.70
|
$2.25
SRD85.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.09
|
$6.04
SRD228.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€48.00
|
$12.63
SRD477.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.89
|
$5.00
SRD188.98
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€81.96
|
$36.30
SRD1,371.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€35.06
|
$28.44
SRD1,074.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€83.37
|
$75.41
SRD2,850.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€97.49
|
$110.56
SRD4,178.83
|
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