Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 2.4 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 40.1% more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
$1.31
F CFA813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
$0.44
F CFA277
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
$0.07
F CFA46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 32.9% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
|
pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
$1.55
F CFA966
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 63.3% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
|
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