Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 56.9% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
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Saint Helier
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.82
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.98
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
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pay 30.4% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.22
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.21
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.26
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.50
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.10
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.45
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.24
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
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pay 19.8% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.29
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.23
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,006.71
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.82
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 73.2% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.49
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,359.88
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£132.76
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 97.8% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,842.42
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,377.09
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 69.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.14
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.92
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.28
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.68
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.33
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 51.5% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.33
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£54.93
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£95.96
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£160.36
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
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