Cost of living comparison
Athens is 3.9 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Athens instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 68.6% more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD232.93
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD253.46
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD35.42
|
$2.12
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD19.88
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD42.19
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD226.04
|
$6.88
€6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD173.25
|
$6.38
€5.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD105.30
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD70.63
|
$5.03
€4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD78.36
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD32.30
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD42.66
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD87.90
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD17.11
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD20.92
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD141.85
|
$7.66
€7.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,108.82
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD863,562.50
|
$27,399.57
€25,196.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD904.15
|
$12.13
€11.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,099.01
|
$32.57
€29.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD17,605.91
|
$630.26
€579.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD7,111.71
|
$532.87
€490.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,408.20
|
$165.03
€151.76
|
|
pay 17.8 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,538.53
|
$482.99
€444.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD14,534.53
|
$10,389.46
€9,553.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD55.34
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD65.14
|
$3.62
€3.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD194.97
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD464.48
|
$46.52
€42.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD160.09
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
pay 60.6% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD1,005.87
|
$89.99
€82.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD968.98
|
$34.83
€32.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,608.59
|
$95.37
€87.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,855.39
|
$116.71
€107.33
|
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