Cost of living comparison
Manila is 4.1 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Manila instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 22.4 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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