Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 2.2 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 78.4% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
|
pay 7.0% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
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