Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
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