Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 6.8% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Paramaribo
- Groceries
-
pay 21.1% more in Paramaribo
- Transportation
-
pay 47.3% more in Paramaribo
- Housing
-
pay 4.3% more in Paramaribo
- Childcare
-
pay 93.5% less in Paramaribo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.3% less in Paramaribo
- Clothing
-
pay 13.8% less in Paramaribo
The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing in Paramaribo are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Paramaribo. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Paramaribo.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB94.33
|
$6.97
SRD260.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB188.67
|
$9.16
SRD342.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB19.94
|
$1.29
SRD48.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.45
|
$0.57
SRD21.35
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB49.30
|
$1.23
SRD45.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB380.18
|
$6.24
SRD233.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB237.01
|
$5.52
SRD206.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB73.58
|
$3.27
SRD122.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB42.57
|
$2.34
SRD87.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB47.65
|
$2.04
SRD76.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.52
|
$0.82
SRD30.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB33.52
|
$1.18
SRD44.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.06
|
$1.86
SRD69.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.07
|
$0.59
SRD22.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.16
|
$0.75
SRD28.03
|
|
pay 47.3% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB144.60
|
$4.14
SRD154.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,273.50
|
$90.00
SRD3,366.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,792,330.33
|
$25,000.00
SRD935,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB334.88
|
$23.00
SRD860.20
|
|
pay 4.3% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB497.43
|
$31.02
SRD1,160.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,501.47
|
$516.42
SRD19,313.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,776.35
|
$194.83
SRD7,286.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,180.48
|
$40.77
SRD1,524.70
|
|
pay 93.5% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,487.57
|
$63.03
SRD2,357.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB427,196.85
|
$380.51
SRD14,231.26
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB75.47
|
$2.00
SRD74.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB83.67
|
$2.25
SRD84.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB136.08
|
$6.04
SRD226.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,767.49
|
$12.63
SRD472.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB235.83
|
$5.00
SRD187.00
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,789.84
|
$36.30
SRD1,357.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,128.24
|
$28.44
SRD1,063.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,144.41
|
$75.41
SRD2,820.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB2,983.29
|
$110.56
SRD4,135.05
|
|
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