Ibadan vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ibadan	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$776	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2284	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$422	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1314	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$221	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	48	14
😀 Quality of life	33	50
🏙️ Population	2.55M	224K

The cost of living in Ibadan is 12% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6541st and 6145th ($776 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Nigeria and Suriname, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ibadan compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 7755th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ibadan vs Paramaribo

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	Ibadan	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.81	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.35	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.01	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.28	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1234	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1285	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.8	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$829	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$483	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.79	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.16	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.71	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$5.03	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.84	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.6	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.1	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1898	$1909

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Cities near Ibadan

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Oyo	$677
68 km or 42 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
72 km or 45 mi	Ife	$779
83 km or 51 mi	Osogbo	$695
120 km or 74 mi	Lagos	$1113
141 km or 88 mi	Ilorin	$535
142 km or 88 mi	Akure	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
173 km or 107 mi	Save	$613
176 km or 109 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
185 km or 115 mi	Owo	$651
201 km or 125 mi	Cotonou	$709
214 km or 133 mi	Abomey	$590
223 km or 138 mi	Benin	$558
291 km or 181 mi	Warri	$881
308 km or 191 mi	Atakpame	$647
329 km or 204 mi	Lome	$755
345 km or 214 mi	Onitsha	$972
348 km or 216 mi	Sotouboua	$649
354 km or 220 mi	Sokode	$651
367 km or 228 mi	Kpalime	$632
372 km or 231 mi	Awka	$805
381 km or 237 mi	Hohoe	$575
381 km or 237 mi	Minna	$743
384 km or 238 mi	Kara	$658
390 km or 242 mi	Ho	$354
405 km or 252 mi	Owerri	$1611
409 km or 254 mi	Enugu	$462
434 km or 270 mi	Abuja	$1502
445 km or 277 mi	Umuahia	$883
450 km or 280 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
458 km or 285 mi	Aba	$621
475 km or 295 mi	Tema	$553
476 km or 295 mi	Ashaiman	$560
484 km or 301 mi	Koforidua	$588
495 km or 308 mi	Accra	$729
520 km or 323 mi	Kaduna	$371
558 km or 347 mi	Calabar	$384
570 km or 354 mi	Tamale	$507
582 km or 362 mi	Zaria	$526

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583