Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 3.1 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 83.5% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 14.8 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 42.8% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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