Cost of living comparison

Yaounde, Cameroon

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 67.5% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 44.2% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 52.2% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 51.1% more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.3% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Paramaribo

The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Paramaribo are more expensive than in Yaounde. Notably, transportation and clothing are significantly more expensive in Paramaribo.

Paramaribo vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.2% more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 FCFA2,445	$6.97 SRD254.79	+70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 FCFA2,934	$9.16 SRD334.87	+86.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 FCFA861	$1.29 SRD47.31	-10.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 FCFA264	$0.57 SRD20.86	+29.4%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 52.2% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA241	$1.23 SRD44.83	+205.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 FCFA3,912	$6.24 SRD227.89	-4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 FCFA5,442	$5.52 SRD201.79	-39.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 FCFA892	$3.27 SRD119.53	+119.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 FCFA1,626	$2.34 SRD85.63	-13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 FCFA1,131	$2.04 SRD74.62	+8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 FCFA518	$0.82 SRD30.03	-5.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 FCFA532	$1.18 SRD43.14	+32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 FCFA305	$1.86 SRD68.14	+265.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA414	$0.59 SRD21.56	-14.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA371	$0.75 SRD27.39	+20.7%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Yaounde	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 FCFA2,751	$4.14 SRD151.13	-10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA9,779	$90.00 SRD3,289.46	+450.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,043.95 FCFA18,580,386	$25,000.00 SRD913,737.50	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 FCFA2,249	$23.00 SRD840.64	+512.0%
Average			+233.3%

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pay 51.1% more for housing

	Yaounde	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 FCFA26,078	$31.02 SRD1,133.92	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$149.77 FCFA89,642	$516.42 SRD18,874.77	+244.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.98 FCFA114,905	$194.83 SRD7,120.91	+1.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.85 FCFA28,043	$40.77 SRD1,490.02	-13.0%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Yaounde	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.89 FCFA138,791	$63.03 SRD2,303.60	-72.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,552.20 FCFA929,019	$380.51 SRD13,907.63	-75.5%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 FCFA636	$2.00 SRD73.10	+88.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA955	$2.25 SRD82.35	+41.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 FCFA978	$6.04 SRD220.88	+269.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.06 FCFA11,409	$12.63 SRD461.49	-33.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,890	$5.00 SRD182.75	-38.8%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,669	$36.30 SRD1,326.59	+48.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 FCFA17,114	$28.44 SRD1,039.52	-0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$24.51 FCFA14,669	$75.41 SRD2,756.37	+207.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 FCFA26,893	$110.56 SRD4,041.02	+146.1%
Average			+100.3%

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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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