Cost of living comparison

Kigali, Rwanda

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 53.1% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 57.0% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 91.2% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 7.8% more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 76.9% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.9% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Paramaribo

The cost of clothing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in Paramaribo are more expensive than in Kigali. Notably, clothing, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Paramaribo.

Paramaribo vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Kigali, you would:

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pay 57.0% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.26 RWF4,700	$6.97 SRD254.10	+113.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 RWF8,879	$9.16 SRD333.97	+48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 RWF1,288	$1.29 SRD47.18	+44.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 RWF679	$0.57 SRD20.81	+21.1%
Average			+57.0%

Kigali vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Kigali	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 RWF1,453	$1.23 SRD44.71	+21.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,252	$6.24 SRD227.27	+176.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 RWF3,826	$5.52 SRD201.24	+107.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 RWF2,402	$3.27 SRD119.21	+96.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RWF3,159	$2.34 SRD85.40	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 RWF1,984	$2.04 SRD74.42	+48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 RWF751	$0.82 SRD29.95	+57.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 RWF1,237	$1.18 SRD43.02	+37.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF696	$1.86 SRD67.95	+285.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RWF324	$0.59 SRD21.50	+162.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RWF468	$0.75 SRD27.32	+130.5%
Average			+102.7%

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pay 91.2% more for transportation

	Kigali	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 RWF6,452	$4.14 SRD150.72	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.66 RWF35,515	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	+265.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,668.41 RWF29,769,562	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	+21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.33 RWF17,757	$23.00 SRD838.36	+86.6%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 7.8% more for housing

	Kigali	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.20 RWF37,734	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	+18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.52 RWF705,069	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	+5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.95 RWF391,705	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	-28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.04 RWF43,267	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	+35.7%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 76.9% less for childcare

	Kigali	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.39 RWF215,176	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	-57.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,609.00 RWF13,840,235	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	-96.0%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 RWF1,567	$2.00 SRD72.90	+83.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 RWF3,192	$2.25 SRD82.13	+1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 RWF3,395	$6.04 SRD220.28	+156.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.83 RWF45,844	$12.63 SRD460.24	-60.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 RWF5,223	$5.00 SRD182.25	+37.9%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.68 RWF24,025	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	+117.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 RWF31,336	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	+30.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.59 RWF38,300	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	+183.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.43 RWF45,264	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	+251.8%
Average			+145.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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