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Addis Ababa vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 2.4 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 11.1% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 8.6 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.0% more in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 54.3% more in Addis Ababa

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Addis Ababa. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Paramaribo, you would:

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pay 45.0% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD384.84	$4.26 ETB655.54	-57.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD438.80	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.81	$0.61 ETB93.51	-49.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.42	$0.57 ETB87.20	-30.6%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 11.1% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.69	$1.26 ETB193.73	-2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD239.95	$4.34 ETB667.36	-30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD258.10	$5.42 ETB834.53	-19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD130.81	$2.28 ETB351.02	-32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.09	$5.76 ETB886.79	+128.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.27	$3.08 ETB473.48	+53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.12	$0.43 ETB66.40	-52.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.73	$1.06 ETB162.78	-27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.60	$0.40 ETB62.30	-83.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.70	$0.28 ETB42.45	-53.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.82	$0.91 ETB139.43	-2.7%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.04	$4.81 ETB740.52	+13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,463.56	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-86.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD962,100.00	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+120.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD885.13	$3.62 ETB556.29	-84.3%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,123.39	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+346.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,416.38	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	+61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,354.15	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	+136.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,154.37	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+306.6%
Average			+212.6%

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pay 8.6 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,425.52	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	+49.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD73,963.45	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+1470.7%
Average			+760.0%

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pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.35	$0.90 ETB138.50	-73.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.03	$1.09 ETB167.35	-59.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD217.22	$5.10 ETB784.81	-9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD485.91	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+391.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD192.42	$3.75 ETB577.06	-25.0%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 54.3% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,396.81	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	+24.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,094.54	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+164.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,902.26	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,254.90	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+4.1%
Average			+54.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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