Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 20.7% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 64.4% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
$1.79
PKR496.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
$4.30
PKR1,190.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
$0.35
PKR98.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
$0.24
PKR67.09
|
|
pay 58.9% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$0.68
PKR187.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
$2.96
PKR820.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
$3.31
PKR918.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
$1.25
PKR346.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
$1.64
PKR454.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
$0.48
PKR133.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
$0.38
PKR106.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
$0.37
PKR103.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
$0.26
PKR72.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
$0.19
PKR52.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
$0.25
PKR69.51
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
$3.81
PKR1,055.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
$6.80
PKR1,885.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
$21,479.46
PKR5,954,812.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
$4.27
PKR1,185.01
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
$18.16
PKR5,033.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
$174.15
PKR48,280.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
$99.01
PKR27,447.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
$84.99
PKR23,561.07
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
$60.17
PKR16,681.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
$3,142.14
PKR871,103.94
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
$1.79
PKR496.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
$1.97
PKR545.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
$2.15
PKR595.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
$23.01
PKR6,380.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
$4.30
PKR1,190.96
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
$19.06
PKR5,283.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
$26.18
PKR7,257.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
$83.29
PKR23,091.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
$38.79
PKR10,754.64
|
|
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