Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 66.4% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
$6.74
SRD232.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR54,576.96
|
$7.34
SRD253.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,578.53
|
$1.03
SRD35.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,522.98
|
$0.58
SRD19.88
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,004.23
|
$1.22
SRD42.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,113.59
|
$6.54
SRD226.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR81,650.02
|
$5.02
SRD173.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,330.68
|
$3.05
SRD105.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR23,933.79
|
$2.04
SRD70.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,444.24
|
$2.27
SRD78.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,249.00
|
$0.93
SRD32.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,889.01
|
$1.23
SRD42.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,536.84
|
$2.54
SRD87.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,757.49
|
$0.50
SRD17.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,846.75
|
$0.61
SRD20.92
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,316.90
|
$4.11
SRD141.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR173,653.96
|
$90.00
SRD3,108.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR396,923,336.74
|
$25,000.00
SRD863,562.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,126.95
|
$26.18
SRD904.15
|
|
pay 6.5% less for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR439,079.33
|
$31.82
SRD1,099.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,781,914.25
|
$509.69
SRD17,605.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR3,976,866.51
|
$205.88
SRD7,111.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,114,777.66
|
$40.77
SRD1,408.20
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,490,693.94
|
$44.54
SRD1,538.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR140,249,714.85
|
$420.77
SRD14,534.53
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
$1.60
SRD55.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR35,803.56
|
$1.89
SRD65.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,676.95
|
$5.64
SRD194.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR443,767.13
|
$13.45
SRD464.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,096.19
|
$4.63
SRD160.09
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR855,746.15
|
$29.12
SRD1,005.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR532,234.50
|
$28.05
SRD968.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,280,365.85
|
$75.52
SRD2,608.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,310,673.93
|
$140.56
SRD4,855.39
|
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