Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 2.7 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 8.9% more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
|
pay 86.0% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
|
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