Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 2.6 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$6.74
SRD225.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$7.34
SRD245.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$1.03
SRD34.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$0.58
SRD19.26
|
|
pay 84.4% more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$1.22
SRD40.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$6.54
SRD219.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$5.02
SRD167.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$3.05
SRD102.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$2.04
SRD68.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$2.27
SRD75.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$0.93
SRD31.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$1.23
SRD41.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$2.54
SRD85.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$0.50
SRD16.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$0.61
SRD20.27
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$4.11
SRD137.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD3,012.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$25,000.00
SRD836,850.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.18
SRD876.18
|
|
pay 98.0% more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$31.82
SRD1,065.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$509.69
SRD17,061.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$205.88
SRD6,891.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$40.77
SRD1,364.64
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$44.54
SRD1,490.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$420.77
SRD14,084.93
|
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$1.60
SRD53.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$1.89
SRD63.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$5.64
SRD188.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$13.45
SRD450.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
$4.63
SRD155.14
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.12
SRD974.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.05
SRD939.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.52
SRD2,527.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$140.56
SRD4,705.20
|
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