Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 2.6 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 53.5% less for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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