Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 87.0% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
$4.49
KES593.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
$0.50
KES65.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
$0.41
KES54.31
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
$5.31
KES701.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
$3.40
KES449.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
$2.61
KES344.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
$0.92
KES121.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
$0.37
KES49.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
$0.71
KES94.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
$0.39
KES51.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
$0.37
KES48.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
$0.38
KES50.78
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
$4.72
KES623.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
Paramaribo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
|
pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
$1.87
KES247.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
$2.13
KES281.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
$5.99
KES790.90
|
|
pay 63.0% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
|
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