Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 50.3% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 87.2% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
NGN4,136.81
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
NGN7,660.75
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
NGN678.52
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
NGN363.89
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NGN2,035.69
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
NGN4,696.34
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
NGN16,626.16
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
NGN2,794.64
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NGN3,363.67
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
NGN2,548.23
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
NGN1,077.21
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.23
NGN324.32
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN857.13
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,980.67
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,007.71
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Abuja
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.60
NGN2,281.26
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.26
NGN45,964.52
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,989.25
NGN31,332,478.49
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
NGN8,886.47
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 9.7% less for housing
Abuja
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
NGN80,820.94
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,494.62
NGN3,554,589.25
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,075.27
NGN1,532,150.54
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.07
NGN44,269.16
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
Abuja
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.98
NGN233,652.96
|
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,462.37
NGN6,358,424.73
|
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
|
pay 65.0% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
NGN1,378.94
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NGN3,088.24
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.70
NGN65,116.40
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Abuja
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
NGN29,493.90
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.71
NGN55,157.42
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.16
NGN64,350.32
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.27
NGN107,250.54
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
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