Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 3.2 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 38.3% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
?? |
pay 53.4% less for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
?? | |
pay 13.4 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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