Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.4 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 82.9% more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 86.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
|
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