Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 5.7 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
$20.66
₪76.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
$13.33
₪49.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
$2.59
₪9.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
$1.96
₪7.24
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
$2.36
₪8.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
$6.48
₪23.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
$7.26
₪26.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
$3.86
₪14.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
$4.77
₪17.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
$1.36
₪5.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
$0.90
₪3.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
$0.74
₪2.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
$0.90
₪3.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
$0.60
₪2.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
$0.58
₪2.14
|
|
pay 15.9% more for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
$7.24
₪26.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
$62.93
₪232.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
$43,738.40
₪161,919.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
$10.03
₪37.12
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
$26.37
₪97.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
$1,468.76
₪5,437.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
$1,046.06
₪3,872.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
$143.61
₪531.64
|
|
pay 26.9 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
$842.15
₪3,117.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
$15,369.36
₪56,897.35
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
$8.53
₪31.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
$4.06
₪15.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
$9.33
₪34.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
$84.91
₪314.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
$12.00
₪44.42
|
|
pay 80.9% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
$97.33
₪360.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
$59.99
₪222.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
$109.99
₪407.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
$109.32
₪404.72
|
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