Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 23.1% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
$4.86
$166.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
$7.65
$261.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
$0.94
$32.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA437
|
$0.62
$21.20
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
$1.19
$40.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
$5.00
$171.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
$4.45
$152.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
$2.11
$72.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
$1.54
$52.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
$1.93
$65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$0.59
$20.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.81
$27.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
$0.97
$33.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.47
$15.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.37
$12.72
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
$3.17
$108.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
$3,077.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
$30,000.00
$1,025,985.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
$25.80
$882.48
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
$37.50
$1,282.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
$405.89
$13,881.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
$249.44
$8,530.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
$79.34
$2,713.33
|
|
pay 93.1% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
$97.50
$3,334.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
$500.00
$17,099.75
|
|
pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$1.50
$51.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
$2.00
$68.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
$5.25
$179.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
$13.68
$467.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
$4.51
$154.39
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
$52.08
$1,780.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
$45.99
$1,572.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
$99.15
$3,390.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
$173.33
$5,927.91
|
|
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