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Brazzaville vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 2.2 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 21.8% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 13.8% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 24.5% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 6.6 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.5% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 37.9% more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Paramaribo, you would:

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pay 21.8% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD375.48	$11.68 FCFA6,683	+16.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD428.13	$5.10 FCFA2,916	-55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD44.70	$1.58 FCFA902	+32.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD30.65	$1.58 FCFA902	+93.1%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 13.8% more for groceries

	Paramaribo	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD48.48	$4.99 FCFA2,853	+286.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD234.11	$3.38 FCFA1,934	-45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD251.83	$8.76 FCFA5,014	+30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD127.63	$2.94 FCFA1,682	-13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD94.73	$2.16 FCFA1,235	-14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD75.39	$1.11 FCFA636	-44.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD34.26	$0.81 FCFA462	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD54.38	$1.66 FCFA947	+14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD92.30	$1.16 FCFA664	-52.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.15	$0.84 FCFA480	+42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD34.95	$0.57 FCFA324	-39.1%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 24.5% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD159.07	$4.74 FCFA2,715	+12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,379.32	$23.44 FCFA13,413	-74.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD939K	$29,343.54 FCFA17M	+17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD863.60	$10.74 FCFA6,146	-53.3%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 6.6 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,096.07	$44.51 FCFA25,471	+52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD18,944.14	$551.55 FCFA316K	+9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,150.96	$465.04 FCFA266K	+114.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,126.30	$646.27 FCFA370K	+2054.5%
Average			+557.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,366.53	$53.41 FCFA30,565	-15.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD72,164.52	$8,800.00 FCFA5M	+357.9%
Average			+171.3%

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pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD125.23	$5.81 FCFA3,322	+74.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD100.52	$4.05 FCFA2,317	+51.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD211.94	$3.25 FCFA1,860	-42.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD474.10	$44.51 FCFA25,471	+252.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD187.74	$5.84 FCFA3,342	+16.8%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 37.9% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,362.83	$57.50 FCFA32,902	+58.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,067.92	$60.00 FCFA34,333	+111.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,831.67	$100.00 FCFA57,221	+32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,151.41	$55.00 FCFA31,472	-50.3%
Average			+37.9%

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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: March 2026

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