Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 54.6% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 95.6% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 87.9% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
Kampala
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
Kampala
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 89.5% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
|
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