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
SRD245.42
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 53.5% less for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
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