Ouagadougou vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ouagadougou | Paramaribo | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 6% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6363rd and 6225th ($820 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Burkina Faso and Suriname, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Suriname comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 8805th and 6243rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Paramaribo
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| Ouagadougou | Paramaribo | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 91 km or 57 mi |  Koudougou | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Manga | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Leo | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Ouahigouya | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Fada N'gourma | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Dedougou | |
| 255 km or 158 mi | Dori | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Nouna | |
| 326 km or 203 mi | Bobo-Dioulasso | |
| 336 km or 209 mi |  Tamale | |
| 415 km or 258 mi |  Niamey | |
| 431 km or 268 mi |  Kara | |
| 464 km or 288 mi |  Sikasso | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Sokode | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | Markala | |
| 527 km or 327 mi | Segou | |
| 551 km or 342 mi |  Korhogo | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Atakpame | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Hohoe | |
| 631 km or 392 mi | Kumasi | |
| 646 km or 401 mi | Bouake | |
| 650 km or 404 mi | Kpalime | |
| 652 km or 405 mi |  Save | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Banamba | |
| 656 km or 407 mi | Bougouni | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Koulikoro | |
| 662 km or 411 mi | Abengourou | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Ho | |
| 685 km or 426 mi | Obuasi | |
| 693 km or 430 mi | Abomey | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Bamako | |
| 710 km or 441 mi | Koforidua | |
| 738 km or 459 mi |  Sokoto | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Yamoussoukro | |
| 755 km or 469 mi | Lome | |
| 759 km or 471 mi | Ashaiman | |
| 762 km or 474 mi | Tema | |
| 765 km or 476 mi | Accra | |
| 773 km or 480 mi | Agboville |
Cities near Paramaribo
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 132 km or 82 mi |  Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | |
| 201 km or 125 mi |  Nieuw Nickerie | |
| 263 km or 164 mi |  New Amsterdam | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Kourou | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Cayenne | |
| 347 km or 216 mi | Linden | |
| 347 km or 216 mi | Georgetown | |
| 698 km or 434 mi |  Boa Vista | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Santana | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Macapa | |
| 833 km or 518 mi |  Upata | |
| 837 km or 520 mi | Tucupita | |
| 850 km or 528 mi |  San Fernando | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Scarborough | |
| 852 km or 530 mi | Oriximina | |
| 859 km or 534 mi | Chaguanas | |
| 871 km or 541 mi | Ciudad Guayana | |
| 872 km or 542 mi | San Juan | |
| 879 km or 546 mi | Port of Spain | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Santarem | |
| 940 km or 584 mi |  Bridgetown | |
| 950 km or 590 mi | Holetown | |
| 958 km or 596 mi | Ciudad Bolivar | |
| 960 km or 597 mi | Parintins | |
| 983 km or 611 mi | Maturin | |
| 988 km or 614 mi | Breves | |
| 993 km or 617 mi |  Grenville | |
| 996 km or 619 mi | St. George's | |
| 1036 km or 644 mi | Carupano | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi |  Kingstown | |
| 1052 km or 654 mi | Georgetown | |
| 1057 km or 657 mi | El Tigre | |
| 1061 km or 659 mi | Altamira | |
| 1066 km or 662 mi | Itacoatiara | |
| 1067 km or 663 mi | Maues | |
| 1080 km or 671 mi |  Vieux Fort | |
| 1082 km or 673 mi | Cantaura | |
| 1095 km or 680 mi | Abaetetuba | |
| 1099 km or 683 mi | Anaco | |
| 1100 km or 683 mi | Cameta |