Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 2.8 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
$7.58
MYR33.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
$7.22
MYR32.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
$11.36
MYR50.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,454.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
$10.22
MYR45.67
|
|
pay 24.7% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
$25.27
MYR112.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
$536.30
MYR2,396.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
$371.69
MYR1,660.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
$50.02
MYR223.51
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
$250.80
MYR1,120.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,857.02
|
|
pay 70.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
$2.92
MYR13.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
$44.75
MYR199.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
$4.77
MYR21.31
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
$57.74
MYR257.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
$35.00
MYR156.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
$76.75
MYR342.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
$73.25
MYR327.30
|
|
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