Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Kigali, Rwanda

Kigali vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 2.6 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 43.4% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 32.0% less in Kigali
Housing: pay 1.9% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 13.8 times more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% more in Kigali
Clothing: pay 53.5% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.5% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD254.10	$3.26 RWF4,700	-53.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.97	$6.16 RWF8,879	-32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.18	$0.89 RWF1,288	-30.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.81	$0.47 RWF679	-17.4%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 43.4% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.71	$1.01 RWF1,453	-17.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD227.27	$2.26 RWF3,252	-63.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD201.24	$2.66 RWF3,826	-51.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD119.21	$1.67 RWF2,402	-49.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.40	$2.19 RWF3,159	-6.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.42	$1.38 RWF1,984	-32.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.95	$0.52 RWF751	-36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.02	$0.86 RWF1,237	-27.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.95	$0.48 RWF696	-74.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.50	$0.22 RWF324	-61.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.32	$0.33 RWF468	-56.6%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.72	$4.48 RWF6,452	+8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	$24.66 RWF35,515	-72.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	$20,668.41 RWF29,769,562	-17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD838.36	$12.33 RWF17,757	-46.4%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 1.9% less for housing

	Paramaribo	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	$26.20 RWF37,734	-15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	$489.52 RWF705,069	-5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	$271.95 RWF391,705	+39.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	$30.04 RWF43,267	-26.3%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 13.8 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	$149.39 RWF215,176	+137.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	$9,609.00 RWF13,840,235	+2425.3%
Average			+1281.2%

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pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.90	$1.09 RWF1,567	-45.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD82.13	$2.22 RWF3,192	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD220.28	$2.36 RWF3,395	-61.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD460.24	$31.83 RWF45,844	+152.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD182.25	$3.63 RWF5,223	-27.5%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 53.5% less for clothing

	Paramaribo	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	$16.68 RWF24,025	-54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	$21.76 RWF31,336	-23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	$26.59 RWF38,300	-64.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	$31.43 RWF45,264	-71.6%
Average			-53.5%

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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: March 2025

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