Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 3.1% cheaper than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD232.93
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD253.46
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD35.42
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD19.88
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD42.19
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD226.04
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD173.25
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD105.30
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD70.63
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD78.36
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD32.30
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD42.66
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD87.90
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD17.11
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD20.92
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD141.85
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,108.82
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD863,562.50
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD904.15
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 3.5% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,099.01
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD17,605.91
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD7,111.71
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,408.20
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 89.0% more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,538.53
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD14,534.53
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD55.34
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD65.14
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD194.97
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD464.48
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD160.09
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD1,005.87
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD968.98
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,608.59
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,855.39
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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