Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 17.7% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
|
Malabo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$4.86
$167.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$0.94
$32.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.62
$21.40
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
|
Malabo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.00
$172.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$4.45
$153.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$1.54
$53.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$1.93
$66.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.59
$20.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.81
$28.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.97
$33.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$0.47
$16.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.37
$12.84
|
|
pay 94.1% more for transportation
|
Malabo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$3.17
$109.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$25.80
$890.93
|
|
pay 60.5% more for housing
|
Malabo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
|
pay 6.0% less for childcare
|
Malabo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
|
pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malabo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$1.50
$51.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$2.00
$69.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$13.68
$472.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.51
$155.87
|
|
pay 33.3% more for clothing
|
Malabo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
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