Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 85.0% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,714
|
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,000
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS286
|
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 82.6% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS667
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,072
|
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,029
|
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,042
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,080
|
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS800
|
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS527
|
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,235
|
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,430
|
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,286,250
|
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,315
|
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
|
pay 64.1% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,288
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,870
|
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,672
|
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,727
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,148
|
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,778
|
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
|
pay 55.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS786
|
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS966
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,478
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,906
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,954
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,481
|
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
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