Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 69.0% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
|
pay 60.6% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
|
pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
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