Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 8.9% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
|
pay 92.3% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
|
pay 92.3% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
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