Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 32.8% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 48.3% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.64
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.71
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.56
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.18
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.59
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.95
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.43
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€33,912.83
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.13
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 54.5% less for housing
Madrid
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.20
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,393.05
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,019.21
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€123.32
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 92.6% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€538.26
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,549.50
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.56
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.45
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€40.89
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€85.83
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.29
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€92.82
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€115.13
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
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