Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 1.8% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 24.7% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA652
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA582
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA621
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA312
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 78.1% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Dakar
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay 75.3% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
|
pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 42.4% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
|
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