Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 12.7% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
|
pay 95.6% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
|
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
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