Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.8 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 83.0% more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$10.56
FCFA6,429
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$11.60
FCFA7,058
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$2.33
FCFA1,415
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$0.71
FCFA433
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$1.67
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$4.75
FCFA2,891
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$8.16
FCFA4,969
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$3.00
FCFA1,828
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$2.16
FCFA1,316
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$2.27
FCFA1,382
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$1.89
FCFA1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$2.77
FCFA1,684
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$1.14
FCFA691
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$3.79
FCFA2,304
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$44,341.60
FCFA26,984,704
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$14.35
FCFA8,733
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$300.00
FCFA182,569
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$501.57
FCFA305,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$250.00
FCFA152,141
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$423.64
FCFA257,812
|
|
pay 15.0 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$1.17
FCFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$3.13
FCFA1,906
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$1.34
FCFA812
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$50.06
FCFA30,466
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$8.34
FCFA5,078
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$40.00
FCFA24,343
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$64.46
FCFA39,227
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$127.50
FCFA77,592
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$92.81
FCFA56,482
|
|
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