Cost of living comparison
Suva is 3.2 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Suva instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD245.41
|
$4.91
FJD11.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD322.55
|
$6.70
FJD15.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
$1.40
FJD3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
$0.93
FJD2.16
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$0.49
FJD1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD219.50
|
$6.42
FJD14.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
$4.72
FJD10.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
$3.08
FJD7.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
$3.19
FJD7.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
$1.31
FJD3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
$1.05
FJD2.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
$1.82
FJD4.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
$1.46
FJD3.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
$0.61
FJD1.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
$0.53
FJD1.23
|
|
pay 38.7% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.57
|
$4.99
FJD11.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,168.45
|
$22.34
FJD51.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD880,125.00
|
$20,105.44
FJD46,639.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD809.71
|
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.21
|
$27.92
FJD64.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,180.45
|
$744.65
FJD1,727.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,858.96
|
$312.75
FJD725.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.21
|
$39.39
FJD91.37
|
|
pay 16.2 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,218.86
|
$226.74
FJD525.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,396.03
|
$10,946.30
FJD25,392.67
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
$2.68
FJD6.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
$3.21
FJD7.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
$9.83
FJD22.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD444.51
|
$28.92
FJD67.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.02
|
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.79
|
$25.91
FJD60.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.28
|
$27.25
FJD63.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,654.97
|
$65.38
FJD151.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,892.36
|
$61.48
FJD142.61
|
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