Cost of living comparison
Managua is 2.2 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Managua instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
$4.08
NIO150.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
$7.00
NIO257.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
$0.65
NIO24.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
$0.67
NIO24.69
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
$2.35
NIO86.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
$4.20
NIO154.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
$1.94
NIO71.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
$2.29
NIO84.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
$2.50
NIO91.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
$0.64
NIO23.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
$1.44
NIO52.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
$0.59
NIO21.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
$1.38
NIO50.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
$0.79
NIO29.22
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
$5.07
NIO186.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
$22,000.00
NIO809,309.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
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pay 26.2% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
$44.10
NIO1,622.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.58
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
$125.56
NIO4,618.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
$4,800.00
NIO176,576.61
|
|
pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
$1.36
NIO50.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
$2.21
NIO81.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
$2.66
NIO97.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
$37.27
NIO1,371.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
|
pay 71.6% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
$74.93
NIO2,756.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
$109.40
NIO4,024.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
$150.00
NIO5,518.02
|
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