Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 9.7% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
|
pay 62.3% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
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