Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 0.3% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 47.9% more for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 70.6% more for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
|
Muscat
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 81.1% less for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
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