Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 24.0% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.1% less in Paramaribo
- Groceries
-
pay 18.0% less in Paramaribo
- Transportation
-
pay 19.5% more in Paramaribo
- Housing
-
pay 35.9% less in Paramaribo
- Childcare
-
pay 82.2% less in Paramaribo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.5% less in Paramaribo
- Clothing
-
pay 22.7% less in Paramaribo
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Paramaribo.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 1.1% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.63
|
$6.97
SRD270.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.74
|
$9.16
SRD355.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.67
|
$1.29
SRD50.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.53
|
$0.57
SRD22.18
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.49
|
$1.23
SRD47.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.72
|
$6.24
SRD242.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.71
|
$5.52
SRD214.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.29
|
$3.27
SRD127.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.98
|
$2.34
SRD91.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.18
|
$2.04
SRD79.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.55
|
$0.82
SRD31.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.67
|
$1.18
SRD45.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD15.01
|
$1.86
SRD72.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
$0.59
SRD22.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.17
|
$0.75
SRD29.12
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.88
|
$4.14
SRD160.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD656.54
|
$90.00
SRD3,496.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD228,792.64
|
$25,000.00
SRD971,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.61
|
$23.00
SRD893.55
|
|
pay 35.9% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD391.43
|
$31.02
SRD1,205.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,339.60
|
$516.42
SRD20,062.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,901.36
|
$194.83
SRD7,569.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD364.05
|
$40.77
SRD1,583.81
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,560.02
|
$63.03
SRD2,448.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,093.14
|
$380.51
SRD14,783.00
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.94
|
$2.00
SRD77.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.26
|
$2.25
SRD87.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.79
|
$6.04
SRD234.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD345.05
|
$12.63
SRD490.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.69
|
$5.00
SRD194.25
|
|
pay 22.7% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD380.08
|
$36.30
SRD1,410.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD276.32
|
$28.44
SRD1,104.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD712.90
|
$75.41
SRD2,929.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD733.40
|
$110.56
SRD4,295.37
|
|
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