Ouagadougou vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2420
$2132
🏠 One person rent
$425
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$467
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.4
$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
23
13
😀 Quality of life
27
54
🏙️ Population
2.45M
224K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 12% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5778th and 6461st ($983 vs $877) 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 0.1 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Ouagadougou ranked 2nd best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 8911th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Paramaribo

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Ouagadougou Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.02
$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.6
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$237
$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.24
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18111
$1856

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$836
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$894
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$862
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$867
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$840
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$891
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$837
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$612
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1194
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$682
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$515
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$675
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$673
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$508
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$508
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1097
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$673
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$683
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$562
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1124
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$678
652 km or 405 mi Save
$650
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$507
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$507
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$508
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1075
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$454
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$664
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$612
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$583
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$703
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$425
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$802
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$654
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$607
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$861
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1066

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1938
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$854
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$1174
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1996
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1979
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1180
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$1181
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$740
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$607
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$638
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$788
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$767
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$1010
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1136
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$753
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1097
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1232
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1284
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$676
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1336
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1454
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$848
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$743
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$844
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$649
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1079
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1078
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$699
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$995
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$989
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$741
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$669
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$732
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$734
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$675
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$589
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$642
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$643