Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 7.0% cheaper than Tirana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.9% less in Paramaribo
- Groceries
-
pay 27.2% more in Paramaribo
- Transportation
-
pay 82.7% more in Paramaribo
- Housing
-
pay 10.8% less in Paramaribo
- Childcare
-
pay 84.2% less in Paramaribo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.6% less in Paramaribo
- Clothing
-
pay 31.6% less in Paramaribo
The cost of transportation and groceries in Paramaribo are more expensive than in Tirana. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Paramaribo. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Paramaribo.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL948
|
$6.97
SRD259.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
$9.16
SRD341.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL137
|
$1.29
SRD48.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL71
|
$0.57
SRD21.25
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL86
|
$1.23
SRD45.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL548
|
$6.24
SRD232.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL659
|
$5.52
SRD205.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL312
|
$3.27
SRD121.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL307
|
$2.34
SRD87.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL64
|
$2.04
SRD75.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL100
|
$0.82
SRD30.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL71
|
$1.18
SRD43.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL76
|
$1.86
SRD69.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL44
|
$0.59
SRD21.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL52
|
$0.75
SRD27.89
|
|
pay 82.7% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL681
|
$4.14
SRD153.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,517
|
$90.00
SRD3,349.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,560,187
|
$25,000.00
SRD930,462.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,560
|
$23.00
SRD856.03
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Tirana
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,582
|
$31.02
SRD1,154.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL51,674
|
$516.42
SRD19,220.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL35,837
|
$194.83
SRD7,251.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL6,777
|
$40.77
SRD1,517.30
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL22,354
|
$63.03
SRD2,345.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL466,959
|
$380.51
SRD14,162.19
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL237
|
$2.00
SRD74.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL161
|
$2.25
SRD83.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL332
|
$6.04
SRD224.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,073
|
$12.63
SRD469.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL759
|
$5.00
SRD186.09
|
|
pay 31.6% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,589
|
$36.30
SRD1,350.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,150
|
$28.44
SRD1,058.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL8,699
|
$75.41
SRD2,806.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL11,644
|
$110.56
SRD4,114.98
|
|
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