Cost of living comparison
Praia is 87.0% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Praia instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 18.0% more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
|
pay 33.4% more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
|
pay 89.1% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
|
pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
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