Cost of living comparison
Lima is 2.6 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Lima instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD245.41
|
$5.23
PEN19.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD322.55
|
$6.10
PEN22.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
$0.83
PEN3.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$2.42
PEN9.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD219.50
|
$4.22
PEN15.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
$4.95
PEN18.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
$2.70
PEN10.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
$2.25
PEN8.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.57
|
$5.39
PEN20.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,168.45
|
$23.85
PEN89.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD880,125.00
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,430.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD809.71
|
$20.14
PEN75.16
|
|
pay 22.9% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.21
|
$26.56
PEN99.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,180.45
|
$575.58
PEN2,147.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,858.96
|
$363.71
PEN1,357.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.21
|
$44.01
PEN164.21
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,218.86
|
$213.68
PEN797.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,396.03
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,172.88
|
|
pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
$2.62
PEN9.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
$5.30
PEN19.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD444.51
|
$30.52
PEN113.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.02
|
$7.95
PEN29.67
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.79
|
$42.79
PEN159.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.28
|
$34.98
PEN130.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,654.97
|
$85.21
PEN317.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,892.36
|
$94.35
PEN352.05
|
|
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