Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 4.5 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
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pay 47.3% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 20.8 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
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