Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 48.8% more expensive than Freetown.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.5% more in Paramaribo
- Groceries
-
pay 11.8% more in Paramaribo
- Transportation
-
pay 69.3% more in Paramaribo
- Housing
-
pay 68.6% less in Paramaribo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.4% more in Paramaribo
- Clothing
-
pay 3.3 times more in Paramaribo
The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Paramaribo are more expensive than in Freetown. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Paramaribo.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 28.5% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.97
SRD254.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.16
SRD333.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.29
SRD47.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.57
SRD20.81
|
|
pay 11.8% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.23
SRD44.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.24
SRD227.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.52
SRD201.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.27
SRD119.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.34
SRD85.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.04
SRD74.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.82
SRD29.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.18
SRD43.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.86
SRD67.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.59
SRD21.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.75
SRD27.32
|
|
pay 69.3% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.14
SRD150.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD3,280.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$25,000.00
SRD911,262.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$23.00
SRD838.36
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$31.02
SRD1,130.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$516.42
SRD18,823.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$194.83
SRD7,101.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$40.77
SRD1,485.99
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$63.03
SRD2,297.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$380.51
SRD13,869.96
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.00
SRD72.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.25
SRD82.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.04
SRD220.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$12.63
SRD460.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
SRD182.25
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$36.30
SRD1,323.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$28.44
SRD1,036.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$75.41
SRD2,748.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$110.56
SRD4,030.07
|
|
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