Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Dakar, Senegal

Dakar vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 2.7 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 8.9% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 3.0% less in Dakar
Transportation: pay 1.7% less in Dakar
Housing: pay 86.0% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 10.9 times more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 23.8% more in Dakar

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Dakar are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Dakar. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Dakar.

Dakar vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.9% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD254.10	$6.54 F CFA3,942	-6.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.97	$8.99 F CFA5,420	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.18	$0.93 F CFA558	-28.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.81	$0.98 F CFA593	+72.3%
Average			+8.9%

Paramaribo vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.71	$0.55 F CFA333	-55.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD227.27	$6.75 F CFA4,069	+8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD201.24	$10.56 F CFA6,368	+91.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD119.21	$2.41 F CFA1,456	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.40	$4.39 F CFA2,646	+87.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.42	$1.02 F CFA614	-50.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.95	$0.82 F CFA492	-0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.02	$0.99 F CFA596	-16.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.95	$0.88 F CFA531	-52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.50	$0.64 F CFA387	+8.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.32	$0.54 F CFA326	-27.8%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 1.7% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.72	$6.12 F CFA3,693	+48.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	$24.51 F CFA14,782	-72.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	$26,959.22 F CFA16,260,482	+7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD838.36	$25.33 F CFA15,275	+10.1%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 86.0% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	$48.58 F CFA29,302	+56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	$932.62 F CFA562,509	+80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	$326.78 F CFA197,097	+67.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	$97.46 F CFA58,781	+139.1%
Average			+86.0%

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pay 10.9 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	$249.17 F CFA150,286	+295.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	$6,796.99 F CFA4,099,613	+1686.3%
Average			+990.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.90	$2.45 F CFA1,478	+22.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD82.13	$4.23 F CFA2,552	+87.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD220.28	$1.47 F CFA887	-75.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD460.24	$64.81 F CFA39,091	+413.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD182.25	$8.17 F CFA4,927	+63.4%
Average			+102.3%

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pay 23.8% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	$58.82 F CFA35,477	+62.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	$37.58 F CFA22,666	+32.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	$88.23 F CFA53,217	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	$92.72 F CFA55,926	-16.1%
Average			+23.8%

Paramaribo vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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