Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 68.7% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
|
Nouakchott
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Nouakchott
|
Paramaribo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Nouakchott
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
|
Nouakchott
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
|
pay 56.9% less for childcare
|
Nouakchott
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
|
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nouakchott
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
|
pay 84.9% more for clothing
|
Nouakchott
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
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