Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.5 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 31.0% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$0.91
DJF162
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$1.79
DJF316
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$1.02
DJF181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$1.28
DJF226
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$1.08
DJF192
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.72
DJF128
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.88
DJF155
|
|
pay 19.7% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$2.39
DJF424
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
|
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