Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 11.9% more expensive than Gaborone.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.6% more in Paramaribo
- Groceries
-
pay 58.7% more in Paramaribo
- Transportation
-
pay 61.3% more in Paramaribo
- Housing
-
pay 12.4% more in Paramaribo
- Childcare
-
pay 77.4% less in Paramaribo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.3% less in Paramaribo
- Clothing
-
pay 7.0% more in Paramaribo
The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Paramaribo are more expensive than in Gaborone. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Paramaribo.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 29.6% more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.39
|
$6.97
SRD254.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP81.91
|
$9.16
SRD333.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.37
|
$1.29
SRD47.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.67
|
$0.57
SRD20.81
|
|
pay 58.7% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.10
|
$1.23
SRD44.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.01
|
$6.24
SRD227.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.13
|
$5.52
SRD201.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.29
|
$3.27
SRD119.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.06
|
$2.34
SRD85.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.57
|
$2.04
SRD74.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.46
|
$0.82
SRD29.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.07
|
$1.18
SRD43.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.82
|
$1.86
SRD67.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.16
|
$0.59
SRD21.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.48
|
$0.75
SRD27.32
|
|
pay 61.3% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.37
|
$4.14
SRD150.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP385.00
|
$90.00
SRD3,280.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP307,179.73
|
$25,000.00
SRD911,262.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP266.22
|
$23.00
SRD838.36
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,237.68
|
$31.02
SRD1,130.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,481.37
|
$516.42
SRD18,823.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,047.86
|
$194.83
SRD7,101.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP672.27
|
$40.77
SRD1,485.99
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,462.24
|
$63.03
SRD2,297.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,100.63
|
$380.51
SRD13,869.96
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.72
|
$2.00
SRD72.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.37
|
$2.25
SRD82.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.20
|
$6.04
SRD220.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP439.72
|
$12.63
SRD460.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.15
|
$5.00
SRD182.25
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP602.98
|
$36.30
SRD1,323.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP302.79
|
$28.44
SRD1,036.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,041.00
|
$75.41
SRD2,748.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,272.60
|
$110.56
SRD4,030.07
|
|
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