Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 26.6% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
$6.74
SRD232.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
$7.34
SRD253.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$1.03
SRD35.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
$0.58
SRD19.88
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
$1.22
SRD42.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
$6.54
SRD226.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
$5.02
SRD173.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
$3.05
SRD105.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
$2.04
SRD70.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
$2.27
SRD78.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
$0.93
SRD32.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
$1.23
SRD42.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
$2.54
SRD87.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
$0.50
SRD17.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
$0.61
SRD20.92
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
$4.11
SRD141.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
$90.00
SRD3,108.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
$25,000.00
SRD863,562.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
$26.18
SRD904.15
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
$31.82
SRD1,099.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
$509.69
SRD17,605.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
$205.88
SRD7,111.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
$40.77
SRD1,408.20
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
$44.54
SRD1,538.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
$420.77
SRD14,534.53
|
|
pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$1.60
SRD55.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$1.89
SRD65.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
$5.64
SRD194.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
$13.45
SRD464.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
$4.63
SRD160.09
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
$29.12
SRD1,005.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
$28.05
SRD968.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
$75.52
SRD2,608.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
$140.56
SRD4,855.39
|
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