Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 59.8% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 17.5% less for restaurants
Bissau
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA808
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
Bissau
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA557
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,823
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,664
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Bissau
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,793
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,760
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.05
F CFA4,292
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
Bissau
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA268,211
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA139,355
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,886
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA959
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,262
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,542
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,492
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,640
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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