Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

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.

Paramaribo vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB95.30	$6.97 SRD259.45	+139.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB190.60	$9.16 SRD341.00	+57.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.14	$1.29 SRD48.18	+110.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.54	$0.57 SRD21.25	+95.7%
Average			+100.6%

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pay 21.1% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.80	$1.23 SRD45.65	-19.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB384.07	$6.24 SRD232.06	-46.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB239.43	$5.52 SRD205.48	-24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB74.34	$3.27 SRD121.72	+43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB43.01	$2.34 SRD87.20	+78.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB48.14	$2.04 SRD75.99	+38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.77	$0.82 SRD30.58	+13.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.87	$1.18 SRD43.93	+14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.32	$1.86 SRD69.39	+131.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.31	$0.59 SRD21.96	-17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.36	$0.75 SRD27.89	+20.4%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 47.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB146.08	$4.14 SRD153.90	-7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,286.53	$90.00 SRD3,349.66	+128.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,810,671.72	$25,000.00 SRD930,462.50	-54.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB338.31	$23.00 SRD856.03	+122.4%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 4.3% more for housing

	Bangkok	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB502.52	$31.02 SRD1,154.68	+102.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,690.80	$516.42 SRD19,220.25	-9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,876.39	$194.83 SRD7,251.25	-35.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,202.79	$40.77 SRD1,517.30	-39.5%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 93.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,697.22	$63.03 SRD2,345.76	-90.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB431,568.47	$380.51 SRD14,162.19	-97.1%
Average			-93.5%

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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB76.24	$2.00 SRD74.44	-14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB84.53	$2.25 SRD83.86	-12.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB137.47	$6.04 SRD224.93	+43.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,785.58	$12.63 SRD469.94	-76.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB238.25	$5.00 SRD186.09	-31.3%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 13.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,808.16	$36.30 SRD1,350.88	-34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,139.79	$28.44 SRD1,058.55	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,176.59	$75.41 SRD2,806.82	-22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,013.82	$110.56 SRD4,114.98	+20.0%
Average			-13.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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