Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 25.4% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 14.7% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 41.3% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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