Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.5 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 32.9% more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD232.93
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD253.46
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD35.42
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD19.88
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD42.19
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD226.04
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD173.25
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD105.30
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD70.63
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD78.36
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD32.30
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD42.66
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD87.90
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD17.11
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD20.92
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD141.85
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,108.82
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD863,562.50
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD904.15
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,099.01
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD17,605.91
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD7,111.71
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,408.20
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,538.53
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD14,534.53
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 92.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD55.34
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD65.14
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD194.97
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD464.48
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD160.09
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 76.9% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD1,005.87
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD968.98
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,608.59
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,855.39
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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