Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 6.5% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
|
Guatemala City
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
GTQ39.80
|
$6.97
SRD243.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.37
GTQ49.25
|
$9.16
SRD320.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
GTQ8.95
|
$1.29
SRD45.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.01
|
$0.57
SRD19.96
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
GTQ25.05
|
$1.23
SRD42.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.18
|
$6.24
SRD218.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
GTQ57.01
|
$5.52
SRD193.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
GTQ19.87
|
$3.27
SRD114.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
GTQ26.48
|
$2.34
SRD81.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
GTQ12.88
|
$2.04
SRD71.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GTQ5.74
|
$0.82
SRD28.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.97
|
$1.18
SRD41.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
GTQ7.05
|
$1.86
SRD65.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.47
|
$0.59
SRD20.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
GTQ8.55
|
$0.75
SRD26.21
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
GTQ31.95
|
$4.14
SRD144.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.82
|
$90.00
SRD3,147.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,009.72
GTQ139,292.07
|
$25,000.00
SRD874,250.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
GTQ67.66
|
$23.00
SRD804.31
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ333.64
|
$31.02
SRD1,084.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.65
GTQ5,009.07
|
$516.42
SRD18,059.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.33
GTQ2,686.35
|
$194.83
SRD6,813.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.31
GTQ466.43
|
$40.77
SRD1,425.63
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,684.30
|
$63.03
SRD2,204.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,263.45
|
$380.51
SRD13,306.61
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
GTQ24.87
|
$2.00
SRD69.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.56
|
$2.25
SRD78.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.86
|
$6.04
SRD211.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.94
GTQ432.68
|
$12.63
SRD441.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.70
|
$5.00
SRD174.85
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
GTQ367.38
|
$36.30
SRD1,269.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ431.14
|
$28.44
SRD994.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.06
GTQ928.61
|
$75.41
SRD2,637.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
GTQ920.32
|
$110.56
SRD3,866.38
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