Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 2.8 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 3.5% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 14.8 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 43.7% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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