Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Niamey, Niger

Niamey vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 2.9 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 2.4% less in Niamey
Groceries: pay 13.8% less in Niamey
Transportation: pay 52.1% less in Niamey
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Niamey
Childcare: pay 13.2 times more in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.6% more in Niamey
Clothing: pay 8.4% less in Niamey

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

Niamey vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD254.10	$4.90 F CFA2,956	-29.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.97	$9.80 F CFA5,913	+7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.18	$1.37 F CFA825	+5.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.81	$0.61 F CFA370	+7.3%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 13.8% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Niamey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.71	$0.51 F CFA308	-58.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD227.27	$8.17 F CFA4,927	+31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD201.24	$8.54 F CFA5,148	+54.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD119.21	$2.26 F CFA1,365	-30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.40	$3.30 F CFA1,993	+41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.42	$1.67 F CFA1,006	-18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.95	$0.59 F CFA358	-27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.02	$1.06 F CFA637	-10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.95	$0.72 F CFA436	-61.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.50	$0.56 F CFA335	-5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.32	$0.26 F CFA156	-65.4%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 52.1% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.72	$3.45 F CFA2,082	-16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	$12.25 F CFA7,391	-86.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	$19,606.70 F CFA11,825,805	-21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD838.36	$3.76 F CFA2,267	-83.7%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Niamey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	$46.29 F CFA27,922	+49.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	$796.52 F CFA480,423	+54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	$408.47 F CFA246,371	+109.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	$170.73 F CFA102,978	+318.8%
Average			+133.0%

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pay 13.2 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	$925.87 F CFA558,441	+1369.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	$4,493.20 F CFA2,710,080	+1080.8%
Average			+1224.9%

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pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.90	$1.23 F CFA739	-38.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD82.13	$3.00 F CFA1,807	+33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD220.28	$2.45 F CFA1,478	-59.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD460.24	$54.46 F CFA32,849	+331.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD182.25	$4.08 F CFA2,464	-18.3%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 8.4% less for clothing

	Paramaribo	Niamey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	$40.85 F CFA24,637	+12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	$46.29 F CFA27,922	+62.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	$40.85 F CFA24,637	-45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	$40.85 F CFA24,637	-63.1%
Average			-8.4%

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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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