Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 80.2% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
$8.25
LRD1,522.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
$11.00
LRD2,030.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
$1.88
LRD346.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
pay 99.0% more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
$1.65
LRD305.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
$5.91
LRD1,089.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
$6.08
LRD1,122.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
$3.63
LRD669.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
$4.48
LRD826.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
$0.74
LRD137.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
$2.58
LRD475.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
$3.95
LRD729.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
$3.18
LRD586.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
$1.03
LRD190.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
$3.88
LRD715.14
|
|
pay 51.2% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
$4.03
LRD744.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
$20.00
LRD3,691.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
$5,069.87
LRD935,658.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
$12.69
LRD2,342.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
$93.25
LRD17,209.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
$666.67
LRD123,035.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
$90.00
LRD16,609.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
$208.46
LRD38,471.31
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
$74.33
LRD13,717.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
$1,500.00
LRD276,828.98
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
$3.12
LRD576.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
$5.00
LRD922.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
$76.25
LRD14,072.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
$9.75
LRD1,799.34
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
$18.41
LRD3,398.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
$33.75
LRD6,228.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
$56.25
LRD10,381.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
$68.75
LRD12,688.00
|
|
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