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
PLN40.46
|
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.31
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.82
|
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.52
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.36
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.38
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.85
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.05
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.36
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.67
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.69
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.91
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay 92.3% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.34
|
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.26
|
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,614.42
|
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.37
|
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.28
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,374.18
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,402.42
|
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN917.44
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
|
pay 92.3% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,075.63
|
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,417.99
|
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.17
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.96
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.47
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN172.68
|
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN365.61
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN169.85
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.00
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN417.62
|
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
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