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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 62.3% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
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