Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 1.4% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 28.8% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 54.3% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
|
pay 74.6% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
|
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.760
|
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.580
|
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
|
pay 90.5% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.960
|
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
|
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.860
|
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.620
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
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