Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 36.0% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 35.4% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,286
|
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,929
|
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,709
|
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,263
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,567
|
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA467
|
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA467
|
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,167
|
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,633
|
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
|
pay 55.4% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,841
|
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
|
pay 83.0% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,249,580
|
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,512,411
|
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,572
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
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