Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 5.5 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 23.1% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD203.68
|
$8.11
₩10,806
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD221.63
|
$5.90
₩7,859
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD30.98
|
$1.53
₩2,032
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD17.38
|
$0.82
₩1,095
|
|
pay 89.9% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD36.89
|
$3.09
₩4,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD197.65
|
$6.06
₩8,071
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD151.49
|
$8.19
₩10,918
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD92.08
|
$3.27
₩4,360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD61.76
|
$4.76
₩6,341
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD68.52
|
$3.12
₩4,157
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD28.24
|
$1.57
₩2,095
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD37.30
|
$2.58
₩3,438
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD76.86
|
$2.72
₩3,618
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD14.96
|
$1.91
₩2,542
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD18.29
|
$1.42
₩1,886
|
|
pay 22.0% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD124.04
|
$4.69
₩6,247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,718.45
|
$45.15
₩60,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD755,125.00
|
$27,815.53
₩37,063,916
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD790.62
|
$9.44
₩12,574
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD961.00
|
$23.52
₩31,341
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD15,395.13
|
$873.53
₩1,163,967
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,218.69
|
$528.87
₩704,708
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,231.37
|
$140.47
₩187,174
|
|
pay 29.0 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,345.34
|
$381.75
₩508,678
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD12,709.43
|
$20,838.36
₩27,766,912
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD48.39
|
$3.69
₩4,912
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD56.96
|
$3.88
₩5,165
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD170.49
|
$3.32
₩4,420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD406.16
|
$52.67
₩70,176
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD139.99
|
$11.06
₩14,735
|
|
pay 43.1% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD879.56
|
$60.77
₩80,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD847.31
|
$44.72
₩59,584
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,281.03
|
$85.92
₩114,485
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,245.70
|
$127.28
₩169,595
|
|
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