Cost of living comparison

compared to

Bamako is 26.9% more expensive than Paramaribo.

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

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pay 18.1% less for restaurants

 
Paramaribo
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.97
SRD247.43
$6.70
F CFA4,221
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.16
SRD325.20
$6.42
F CFA4,045
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.29
SRD45.94
$0.77
F CFA486

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pay 14.0% more for groceries

 
Paramaribo
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$1.23
SRD43.54
$1.10
F CFA694
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.24
SRD221.31
??
Milk (1 gallon) $5.52
SRD195.96
$9.46
F CFA5,959

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pay 32.6% more for transportation

 
Paramaribo
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
SRD146.77
$5.48
F CFA3,453
Monthly public transit pass $90.00
SRD3,194.46
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
??

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pay 33.0% more for housing

 
Paramaribo
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
$41.27
F CFA25,984
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $516.42
SRD18,329.69
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $194.83
SRD6,915.26
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Paramaribo
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $63.03
SRD2,237.07
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $380.51
SRD13,506.00
??

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pay 73.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Paramaribo
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SRD70.99
$2.39
F CFA1,502
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.25
SRD79.97
$1.89
F CFA1,190
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.04
SRD214.50
$0.93
F CFA588

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Paramaribo
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
??

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