Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 10.3% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
Bamako
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
pay 71.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Paramaribo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
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