Cost of living comparison
Athens is 3.9 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Athens instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 47.8% more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
$6.59
€6.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
$6.29
€5.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
$4.50
€4.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
$4.89
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
$7.64
€7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
$30.01
€28.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
$30,384.48
€28,815.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
$32.55
€30.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
$634.68
€601.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
$557.32
€528.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
$153.41
€145.49
|
|
pay 17.8 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
$463.20
€439.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
$10,722.29
€10,168.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
$3.71
€3.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
$4.88
€4.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
$49.36
€46.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
pay 50.2% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
$86.11
€81.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
$38.32
€36.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
$93.75
€88.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
$115.38
€109.43
|
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