Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Nouakchott, Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 2.4 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 77.8% more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 36.8% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 52.3% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 46.9% more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 9.8 times more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 37.0% less in Nouakchott

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

Nouakchott vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.8% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD255.46	$4.99 MRO1,792	-28.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD335.76	$5.94 MRO2,132	-35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.43	$2.01 MRO722	+55.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.92	$2.39 MRO859	+319.3%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 36.8% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.95	$0.27 MRO99	-77.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD228.49	$3.76 MRO1,350	-39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD202.33	$5.46 MRO1,959	-1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD119.85	$2.21 MRO795	-32.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.86	$2.49 MRO895	+6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.82	$1.00 MRO358	-51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD30.11	$0.83 MRO297	+0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.25	$0.65 MRO232	-45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD68.32	$0.45 MRO160	-76.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.62	$0.35 MRO125	-41.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.46	$0.39 MRO140	-47.9%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 52.3% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD151.53	$5.33 MRO1,912	+28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,298.19	$17.47 MRO6,271	-80.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD916,162.50	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	-70.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD842.87	$2.87 MRO1,030	-87.5%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 46.9% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,136.93	$58.82 MRO21,115	+89.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,924.86	$224.43 MRO80,570	-56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,139.80	$161.09 MRO57,832	-17.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,493.98	$110.75 MRO39,758	+171.7%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 9.8 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,309.71	$78.09 MRO28,033	+23.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,944.54	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	+1732.4%
Average			+878.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD73.29	$1.95 MRO699	-2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD82.57	$2.42 MRO867	+7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD221.47	$2.50 MRO896	-58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD462.71	$86.71 MRO31,129	+586.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD183.23	$4.37 MRO1,568	-12.7%
Average			+104.0%

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pay 37.0% less for clothing

	Paramaribo	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,330.11	$20.33 MRO7,298	-44.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,042.28	$20.64 MRO7,410	-27.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,763.68	$68.82 MRO24,707	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,051.74	$35.25 MRO12,653	-68.1%
Average			-37.0%

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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: April 2025

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