Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 24.8% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
JMD1,197.69
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
JMD1,372.35
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
|
Kingston
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
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