Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 56.3% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD245.41
|
$3.29
NGN5,099.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD322.55
|
$5.58
NGN8,637.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
$0.50
NGN769.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
$0.28
NGN428.02
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$1.33
NGN2,065.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD219.50
|
$1.25
NGN1,935.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
$10.91
NGN16,883.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
$1.56
NGN2,416.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
$1.88
NGN2,915.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
$1.50
NGN2,327.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
$0.75
NGN1,161.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
$0.82
NGN1,261.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
$0.74
NGN1,146.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
$0.66
NGN1,027.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
$0.64
NGN985.26
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.57
|
$2.92
NGN4,516.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,168.45
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD880,125.00
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD809.71
|
$9.29
NGN14,374.95
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.21
|
$41.56
NGN64,340.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,180.45
|
$2,461.96
NGN3,811,389.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,858.96
|
$1,158.05
NGN1,792,793.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.21
|
$23.44
NGN36,286.46
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,218.86
|
$133.90
NGN207,299.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,396.03
|
$1,965.88
NGN3,043,394.69
|
|
pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
$1.20
NGN1,850.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
$1.64
NGN2,545.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
$2.00
NGN3,096.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD444.51
|
$44.84
NGN69,411.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.02
|
$8.35
NGN12,931.33
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.79
|
$29.79
NGN46,115.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.28
|
$28.76
NGN44,529.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,654.97
|
$68.91
NGN106,676.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,892.36
|
$85.63
NGN132,564.02
|
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