Cost of living comparison
Doha is 4.6 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Doha instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
$8.22
QAR29.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
$7.53
QAR27.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
$0.90
QAR3.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
$1.57
QAR5.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
$5.74
QAR20.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
$7.99
QAR29.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
$3.84
QAR14.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
$0.86
QAR3.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
$2.14
QAR7.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
$32.87
QAR119.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,886.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
$19.72
QAR71.90
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
$87.95
QAR320.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,724.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,696.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
$75.85
QAR276.56
|
|
pay 21.1 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
$797.97
QAR2,909.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,961.24
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
$5.26
QAR19.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
$6.57
QAR23.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
$117.97
QAR430.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
$12.32
QAR44.94
|
|
pay 44.3% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
$61.12
QAR222.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
$55.31
QAR201.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
$96.92
QAR353.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
$94.98
QAR346.31
|
|
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