Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 59.8% more expensive than Paramaribo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.5% less in Asuncion
- Groceries
-
pay 45.5% less in Asuncion
- Transportation
-
pay 47.2% less in Asuncion
- Housing
-
pay 1.2% less in Asuncion
- Childcare
-
pay 6.5 times more in Asuncion
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.9% less in Asuncion
- Clothing
-
pay 2.4% less in Asuncion
Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Asuncion. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Asuncion.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD257.52
|
$4.13
PYG32,986
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD338.47
|
$4.58
PYG36,538
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD47.82
|
$0.88
PYG7,055
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD21.09
|
$0.51
PYG4,032
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD45.31
|
$0.67
PYG5,360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD230.33
|
$3.12
PYG24,909
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD203.96
|
$3.15
PYG25,144
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD120.82
|
$1.75
PYG13,954
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD86.55
|
$1.46
PYG11,694
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD75.43
|
$0.91
PYG7,297
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD30.35
|
$0.32
PYG2,586
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD43.60
|
$0.43
PYG3,403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD68.87
|
$0.73
PYG5,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD21.79
|
$0.49
PYG3,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD27.69
|
$0.59
PYG4,696
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD152.76
|
$3.51
PYG28,008
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,324.78
|
$25.43
PYG202,991
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD923,550.00
|
$14,874.44
PYG118,749,551
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD849.67
|
$8.90
PYG71,047
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
Paramaribo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,146.10
|
$16.94
PYG135,214
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD19,077.46
|
$425.89
PYG3,400,094
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD7,197.38
|
$339.02
PYG2,706,542
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,506.02
|
$34.20
PYG273,037
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,328.33
|
$179.26
PYG1,431,084
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD14,056.98
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,854,584
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD73.88
|
$1.33
PYG10,657
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD83.23
|
$2.00
PYG15,951
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD223.25
|
$1.27
PYG10,150
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD466.44
|
$26.82
PYG214,155
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD184.71
|
$5.09
PYG40,598
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,340.84
|
$50.60
PYG403,951
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,050.69
|
$31.53
PYG251,708
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,785.97
|
$70.98
PYG566,682
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD4,084.41
|
$50.85
PYG405,981
|
|
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