Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 18.5% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Prague, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK224.79
|
$6.74
SRD232.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK204.36
|
$7.34
SRD253.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK39.11
|
$1.03
SRD35.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK35.23
|
$0.58
SRD19.88
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK36.24
|
$1.22
SRD42.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK146.26
|
$6.54
SRD226.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK92.31
|
$5.02
SRD173.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK61.01
|
$3.05
SRD105.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK95.36
|
$2.04
SRD70.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.89
|
$2.27
SRD78.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK17.41
|
$0.93
SRD32.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK22.26
|
$1.23
SRD42.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK33.46
|
$2.54
SRD87.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.47
|
$0.50
SRD17.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.93
|
$0.61
SRD20.92
|
|
pay 85.2% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK150.62
|
$4.11
SRD141.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK561.98
|
$90.00
SRD3,108.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK628,394.86
|
$25,000.00
SRD863,562.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK292.23
|
$26.18
SRD904.15
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
|
Prague
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK504.84
|
$31.82
SRD1,099.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK25,049.50
|
$509.69
SRD17,605.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK18,445.26
|
$205.88
SRD7,111.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,457.52
|
$40.77
SRD1,408.20
|
|
pay 95.1% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,911.03
|
$44.54
SRD1,538.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK275,279.62
|
$420.77
SRD14,534.53
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK60.80
|
$1.60
SRD55.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK73.23
|
$1.89
SRD65.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK153.27
|
$5.64
SRD194.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,435.87
|
$13.45
SRD464.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK255.45
|
$4.63
SRD160.09
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
|
Prague
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,943.78
|
$29.12
SRD1,005.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK918.78
|
$28.05
SRD968.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,295.04
|
$75.52
SRD2,608.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,702.44
|
$140.56
SRD4,855.39
|
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