Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 67.5% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 44.2% more for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FCFA2,572
|
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
FCFA905
|
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
FCFA278
|
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 52.2% more for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
FCFA4,115
|
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.09
FCFA5,725
|
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
FCFA938
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
FCFA1,711
|
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,190
|
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA544
|
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
FCFA560
|
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA321
|
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA391
|
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
FCFA2,894
|
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,043.95
FCFA19,546,453
|
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
FCFA2,366
|
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
|
pay 51.1% more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.57
FCFA27,434
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.77
FCFA94,303
|
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.98
FCFA120,879
|
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.85
FCFA29,501
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.89
FCFA146,007
|
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,552.20
FCFA977,323
|
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
|
pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.06
FCFA669
|
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.06
FCFA12,002
|
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.59
FCFA18,003
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
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