Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 10.5% more expensive than Moroni.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.0% more in Paramaribo
- Groceries
-
pay 52.2% more in Paramaribo
- Transportation
-
pay 86.6% more in Paramaribo
- Housing
-
pay 55.6% less in Paramaribo
- Childcare
-
pay 90.3% less in Paramaribo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.8% more in Paramaribo
- Clothing
-
pay 20.2% less in Paramaribo
The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Paramaribo are more expensive than in Moroni. Expenses including childcare, housing, and clothing are lower in Paramaribo. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Paramaribo.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 72.0% more for restaurants
Moroni
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF697
|
$6.97
SRD259.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,304
|
$9.16
SRD341.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF671
|
$1.29
SRD48.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF488
|
$0.57
SRD21.25
|
|
pay 52.2% more for groceries
Moroni
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF264
|
$1.23
SRD45.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,227
|
$6.24
SRD232.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF6,766
|
$5.52
SRD205.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,081
|
$3.27
SRD121.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,149
|
$2.34
SRD87.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,054
|
$2.04
SRD75.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF93
|
$0.82
SRD30.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF105
|
$1.18
SRD43.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF776
|
$1.86
SRD69.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF635
|
$0.59
SRD21.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF528
|
$0.75
SRD27.89
|
|
pay 86.6% more for transportation
Moroni
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF4,731
|
$4.14
SRD153.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF13,417
|
$90.00
SRD3,349.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF7,908,271
|
$25,000.00
SRD930,462.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,554
|
$23.00
SRD856.03
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
Moroni
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF67,572
|
$31.02
SRD1,154.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF302,020
|
$516.42
SRD19,220.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF250,909
|
$194.83
SRD7,251.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF35,532
|
$40.77
SRD1,517.30
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
Moroni
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF165,414
|
$63.03
SRD2,345.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF5,837,345
|
$380.51
SRD14,162.19
|
|
pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports
Moroni
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF681
|
$2.00
SRD74.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,294
|
$2.25
SRD83.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF813
|
$6.04
SRD224.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF14,273
|
$12.63
SRD469.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,700
|
$5.00
SRD186.09
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Moroni
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF25,091
|
$36.30
SRD1,350.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF25,091
|
$28.44
SRD1,058.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF45,535
|
$75.41
SRD2,806.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF35,313
|
$110.56
SRD4,114.98
|
|
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