Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 4.7 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.0% more in Djibouti
- Groceries
-
pay 95.8% more in Djibouti
- Transportation
-
pay 16.4% more in Djibouti
- Housing
-
pay 5.9 times more in Djibouti
- Childcare
-
pay 19.0 times more in Djibouti
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.6 times more in Djibouti
- Clothing
-
pay 7.7% less in Djibouti
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Djibouti are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 68.0% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD260.72
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD342.67
|
$10.05
DJF1,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD48.41
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD21.35
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 95.8% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD45.88
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD233.19
|
$4.74
DJF842
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD206.49
|
$8.45
DJF1,500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD122.31
|
$8.04
DJF1,427
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD87.62
|
$9.12
DJF1,618
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD76.36
|
$2.03
DJF360
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD30.73
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD44.14
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD69.72
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD22.06
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD28.03
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD154.65
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,366.00
|
$42.20
DJF7,491
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD935,000.00
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,953,605
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD860.20
|
$36.29
DJF6,441
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,160.31
|
$50.24
DJF8,918
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD19,313.98
|
$1,758.47
DJF312,128
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD7,286.61
|
$993.31
DJF176,313
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,524.70
|
$544.29
DJF96,611
|
|
pay 19.0 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,357.20
|
$340.14
DJF60,374
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD14,231.26
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,207,700
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD74.80
|
$6.70
DJF1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD84.26
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD226.02
|
$3.42
DJF608
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD472.23
|
$76.29
DJF13,542
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD187.00
|
$8.37
DJF1,486
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,357.46
|
$27.91
DJF4,954
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,063.71
|
$19.54
DJF3,468
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,820.51
|
$122.81
DJF21,799
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD4,135.05
|
$66.99
DJF11,891
|
|
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