Cost of living comparison
George Town is 9.6 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in George Town instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 58.6% more for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
|
pay 45.8 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
|
pay 98.8% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
$146.14
KYD121.30
|
|
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