Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.3 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 36.9% more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 63.9% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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