Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 20.6% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 35.3% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
|
pay 73.7% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
|
pay 85.9% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Gaborone
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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