Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 53.6% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,297.34
|
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR54,398.06
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR9,915.28
|
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,634.04
|
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,387.61
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR55,565.54
|
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR86,113.95
|
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,118.42
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR25,873.71
|
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,027.65
|
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,806.90
|
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,845.18
|
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR11,984.84
|
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,725.12
|
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR19,970.26
|
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR51,600.05
|
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR203,357.22
|
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR406,714,443.10
|
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR52,771.20
|
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR454,175.39
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,168,342.06
|
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,168,823.04
|
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,242,575.23
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
|
pay 79.3% less for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,711,429.62
|
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR146,010,914.86
|
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR35,587.51
|
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR36,995.37
|
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR43,721.80
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR466,459.39
|
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR50,839.31
|
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR901,419.95
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR549,988.85
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,392,963.07
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,377,283.00
|
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
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