Common information
- Country
- Suriname
- Population
- 223 757
Cost of living and prices in Paramaribo
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre195USD/month
- in city centre516USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre542USD/month
- in city centre1,195USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 7 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 56 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 9 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 3 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 12 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 10 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 6 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 90 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 10 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 25,000 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 25,000 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 13 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 20 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 5 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 36 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 28 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 75 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 111 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 53 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 26 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 516 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 195 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,195 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 542 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 187 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 175 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 282 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 16 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Paramaribo
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 36 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| Average high, °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
| Average temperature, °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Average low, °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Record low, °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| Fog, days | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 165 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 86 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 124 | 102 | 117 | 170 | 227 | 142 | 126 | 158 | 276 | 315 | 201 | 163 | 2121 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 93 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 51 | 52 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 62 | 56 | 62 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 263 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 500 | 551 | 500 | 482 | 482 | 439 | 482 | 500 | 482 | 467 | 482 | 517 | 5885 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 |