Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 7.0% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Lima, you would:
pay 38.0% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.38
|
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.61
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.07
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
|
pay 63.7% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.99
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.66
|
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.37
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.03
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.34
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.24
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.98
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay 69.0% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.97
|
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN88.47
|
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
|
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN74.70
|
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
|
pay 11.8% less for housing
|
Lima
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN98.52
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,134.72
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,348.92
|
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN163.21
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN792.50
|
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
|
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.71
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.66
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN113.18
|
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.49
|
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
|
Lima
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN158.71
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN129.74
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN316.02
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN349.93
|
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
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