Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 4.0 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD212.90
|
$0.83
F CFA505
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD231.66
|
$2.15
F CFA1,314
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD32.38
|
$0.77
F CFA472
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.17
|
$0.41
F CFA253
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD38.56
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD206.60
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD158.35
|
$9.20
F CFA5,632
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD96.25
|
$2.53
F CFA1,546
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD64.56
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD71.62
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD29.52
|
$0.50
F CFA307
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD38.99
|
$0.43
F CFA261
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD80.34
|
$0.68
F CFA415
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.64
|
$1.36
F CFA830
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.12
|
$0.58
F CFA353
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD129.65
|
$4.58
F CFA2,802
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,841.48
|
$4.95
F CFA3,031
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD789,300.00
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD826.40
|
$13.70
F CFA8,387
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,004.50
|
$41.19
F CFA25,212
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,091.88
|
$412.75
F CFA252,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,500.13
|
$206.38
F CFA126,311
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,287.10
|
$69.44
F CFA42,500
|
|
pay 19.5 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,406.22
|
$123.83
F CFA75,786
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,284.62
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,309,291
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD50.58
|
$1.16
F CFA707
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD59.54
|
$1.24
F CFA758
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD178.21
|
$1.65
F CFA1,010
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD424.54
|
$41.28
F CFA25,262
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD146.33
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD919.37
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD885.65
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,384.26
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,437.85
|
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