Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 75.9% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 1.3% less for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$4.86
$167.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
$0.94
$32.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
$0.62
$21.40
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
$5.00
$172.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
$4.45
$153.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
$1.54
$53.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
$1.93
$66.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.59
$20.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS703
|
$0.81
$28.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
$0.97
$33.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.47
$16.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
$0.37
$12.84
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
$3.17
$109.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
$25.80
$890.93
|
|
pay 60.4% more for housing
Dodoma
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Dodoma
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
$1.50
$51.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
$2.00
$69.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
$13.68
$472.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
$4.51
$155.87
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
|
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