Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 4.2 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
$1.61
KMF755
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
$7.62
KMF3,579
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
$1.55
KMF727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
$1.13
KMF529
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
$0.61
KMF286
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
$5.14
KMF2,413
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
$15.61
KMF7,329
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
$4.80
KMF2,254
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
$2.65
KMF1,244
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
$2.43
KMF1,142
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
$0.24
KMF114
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
$1.79
KMF840
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
$1.46
KMF688
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
$1.22
KMF572
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
$10.91
KMF5,126
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
$30.95
KMF14,534
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,567,080
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
$8.20
KMF3,850
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
$155.86
KMF73,202
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
$696.65
KMF327,180
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
$578.75
KMF271,811
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
$81.96
KMF38,492
|
|
pay 20.7 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
$381.55
KMF179,194
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,323,633
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
$1.57
KMF737
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
$2.98
KMF1,402
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
$1.88
KMF881
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
$32.92
KMF15,462
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
$6.23
KMF2,924
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
$57.88
KMF27,181
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
$57.88
KMF27,181
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
$105.03
KMF49,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
$81.45
KMF38,255
|
|
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