Cost of living comparison

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 16.6% more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 29.9% less in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 22.0% less in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 77.6% more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 6.4% more in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 14.5% less in Paramaribo

The cost of transportation, housing, and childcare in Paramaribo are more expensive than in Malabo. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Paramaribo. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Paramaribo.

Paramaribo vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.9% less for restaurants

	Malabo	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.07 FCFA7,823	$6.97 SRD254.79	-46.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,334	$9.16 SRD334.87	-25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA733	$1.29 SRD47.31	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA733	$0.57 SRD20.86	-53.4%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 22.0% less for groceries

	Malabo	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 FCFA1,940	$1.23 SRD44.83	-62.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA2,015	$6.24 SRD227.89	+85.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.69 FCFA5,800	$5.52 SRD201.79	-43.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,760	$3.27 SRD119.53	+11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,855	$2.34 SRD85.63	-24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,331	$2.04 SRD74.62	-8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA887	$0.82 SRD30.03	-44.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,331	$1.18 SRD43.14	-46.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA887	$1.86 SRD68.14	+25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,109	$0.59 SRD21.56	-68.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,331	$0.75 SRD27.39	-66.3%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Malabo	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 FCFA1,851	$4.14 SRD151.13	+33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 FCFA15,789	$90.00 SRD3,289.46	+241.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,034.81 FCFA19,771,952	$25,000.00 SRD913,737.50	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 FCFA4,401	$23.00 SRD840.64	+212.8%
Average			+115.8%

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pay 77.6% more for housing

	Malabo	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.34 FCFA9,779	$31.02 SRD1,133.92	+89.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.24 FCFA122,239	$516.42 SRD18,874.77	+152.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.37 FCFA68,454	$194.83 SRD7,120.91	+70.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.86 FCFA25,052	$40.77 SRD1,490.02	-2.6%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 6.4% more for childcare

	Malabo	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.36 FCFA39,117	$63.03 SRD2,303.60	-3.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$326.78 FCFA195,583	$380.51 SRD13,907.63	+16.4%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 FCFA978	$2.00 SRD73.10	+22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.72 FCFA3,423	$2.25 SRD82.35	-60.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,704	$6.04 SRD220.88	+33.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.02 FCFA29,337	$12.63 SRD461.49	-74.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,223	$5.00 SRD182.75	-7.2%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 14.5% less for clothing

	Malabo	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,669	$36.30 SRD1,326.59	+48.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$102.12 FCFA61,120	$28.44 SRD1,039.52	-72.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$245.08 FCFA146,687	$75.41 SRD2,756.37	-69.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.69 FCFA48,896	$110.56 SRD4,041.02	+35.3%
Average			-14.5%

Malabo vs. Paramaribo - Cost of clothing

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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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