Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 4.7 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
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
SRD247.43
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
$10.05
DJF1,784
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 95.8% more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
$4.74
DJF842
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
$8.45
DJF1,500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
$8.04
DJF1,427
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
$9.12
DJF1,618
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
$2.03
DJF360
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
$42.20
DJF7,491
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,953,605
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
$36.29
DJF6,441
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
$50.24
DJF8,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
$1,758.47
DJF312,128
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
$993.31
DJF176,313
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
$544.29
DJF96,611
|
|
pay 19.0 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
$340.14
DJF60,374
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,207,700
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
$6.70
DJF1,189
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
$3.42
DJF608
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
$76.29
DJF13,542
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
$8.37
DJF1,486
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
$27.91
DJF4,954
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
$19.54
DJF3,468
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
$122.81
DJF21,799
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
$66.99
DJF11,891
|
|
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