Cost of living comparison
Apia is 78.8% more expensive than Paramaribo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.5 times more in Apia
- Groceries
-
pay 10.4% less in Apia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 69.7% more in Apia
- Clothing
-
pay 6.7% more in Apia
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Apia are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Apia.
If you lived in Apia instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD254.10
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD333.97
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD47.18
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.81
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD44.71
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD227.27
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD201.24
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD119.21
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD85.40
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD74.42
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.95
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD43.02
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD67.95
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD21.50
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD27.32
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD150.72
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,280.54
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD911,262.50
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD838.36
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,130.85
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,823.64
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD7,101.62
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,485.99
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,297.36
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,869.96
|
?? |
pay 69.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD72.90
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD82.13
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD220.28
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD460.24
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD182.25
|
?? | |
pay 6.7% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,323.00
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,036.71
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,748.90
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD4,030.07
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
|
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