Cost of living comparison

Nouakchott, Mauritania

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 68.7% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% less in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 10.1% more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 56.9% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 84.9% more in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.5% less for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.99 MRO1,792	$6.97 SRD270.82	+39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.94 MRO2,132	$9.16 SRD355.95	+54.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 MRO722	$1.29 SRD50.29	-35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 MRO859	$0.57 SRD22.18	-76.2%
Average			-4.5%

Nouakchott vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO99	$1.23 SRD47.65	+346.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 MRO1,350	$6.24 SRD242.23	+65.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 MRO1,959	$5.52 SRD214.49	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MRO795	$3.27 SRD127.06	+47.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 MRO895	$2.34 SRD91.02	-6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO358	$2.04 SRD79.32	+104.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO297	$0.82 SRD31.92	-0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO232	$1.18 SRD45.85	+82.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO160	$1.86 SRD72.43	+318.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO125	$0.59 SRD22.92	+69.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO140	$0.75 SRD29.12	+92.0%
Average			+102.0%

Nouakchott vs. Paramaribo - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.33 MRO1,912	$4.14 SRD160.65	-22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 MRO6,271	$90.00 SRD3,496.50	+415.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	$25,000.00 SRD971,250.00	+234.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.87 MRO1,030	$23.00 SRD893.55	+701.5%
Average			+332.1%

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pay 10.1% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.82 MRO21,115	$31.02 SRD1,205.29	-47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$224.43 MRO80,570	$516.42 SRD20,062.78	+130.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.09 MRO57,832	$194.83 SRD7,569.11	+20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.75 MRO39,758	$40.77 SRD1,583.81	-63.2%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 56.9% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.09 MRO28,033	$63.03 SRD2,448.59	-19.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	$380.51 SRD14,783.00	-94.5%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MRO699	$2.00 SRD77.70	+2.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MRO867	$2.25 SRD87.53	-6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 MRO896	$6.04 SRD234.79	+142.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.71 MRO31,129	$12.63 SRD490.54	-85.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.37 MRO1,568	$5.00 SRD194.25	+14.5%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 84.9% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.33 MRO7,298	$36.30 SRD1,410.09	+78.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.64 MRO7,410	$28.44 SRD1,104.95	+37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.82 MRO24,707	$75.41 SRD2,929.86	+9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.25 MRO12,653	$110.56 SRD4,295.37	+213.7%
Average			+84.9%

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