Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 81.0% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 78.4% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$6.74
SRD232.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$7.34
SRD253.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.03
SRD35.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.58
SRD19.88
|
|
pay 94.0% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$1.22
SRD42.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$6.54
SRD226.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$5.02
SRD173.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$3.05
SRD105.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$2.04
SRD70.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$2.27
SRD78.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.93
SRD32.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$1.23
SRD42.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$2.54
SRD87.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.50
SRD17.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.61
SRD20.92
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$4.11
SRD141.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$90.00
SRD3,108.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$25,000.00
SRD863,562.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
$26.18
SRD904.15
|
|
pay 64.4% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$31.82
SRD1,099.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$509.69
SRD17,605.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$205.88
SRD7,111.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$40.77
SRD1,408.20
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$44.54
SRD1,538.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$420.77
SRD14,534.53
|
|
pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$1.60
SRD55.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$1.89
SRD65.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$5.64
SRD194.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$13.45
SRD464.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.63
SRD160.09
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$29.12
SRD1,005.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$28.05
SRD968.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$75.52
SRD2,608.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$140.56
SRD4,855.39
|
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