Cost of living comparison

Bern, Switzerland

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 60.1% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 69.7% less in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 32.1% less in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 32.1% less in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 65.7% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 98.4% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.5% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 56.5% less in Paramaribo

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Paramaribo.

Paramaribo vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.7% less for restaurants

	Bern	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.23 CHF21.56	$6.97 SRD259.45	-73.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.11 CHF14.06	$9.16 SRD341.00	-46.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.65 CHF3.82	$1.29 SRD48.18	-72.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.30 CHF3.54	$0.57 SRD21.25	-86.7%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

	Bern	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 CHF2.66	$1.23 SRD45.65	-62.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.69 CHF11.25	$6.24 SRD232.06	-54.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CHF6.26	$5.52 SRD205.48	-27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84 CHF4.80	$3.27 SRD121.72	-44.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.31 CHF10.94	$2.34 SRD87.20	-82.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 CHF1.22	$2.04 SRD75.99	+38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 CHF0.89	$0.82 SRD30.58	-23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF0.95	$1.18 SRD43.93	+2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 CHF2.23	$1.86 SRD69.39	-31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 CHF0.87	$0.59 SRD21.96	-44.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 CHF0.81	$0.75 SRD27.89	-23.6%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 32.1% less for transportation

	Bern	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86 CHF6.46	$4.14 SRD153.90	-47.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.24 CHF75.00	$90.00 SRD3,349.66	-1.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,408.50 CHF30,750.46	$25,000.00 SRD930,462.50	-33.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$43.00 CHF35.34	$23.00 SRD856.03	-46.5%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 65.7% less for housing

	Bern	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.66 CHF40.00	$31.02 SRD1,154.68	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,382.42 CHF1,136.37	$516.42 SRD19,220.25	-62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.93 CHF804.70	$194.83 SRD7,251.25	-80.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$253.38 CHF208.28	$40.77 SRD1,517.30	-83.9%
Average			-65.7%

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pay 98.4% less for childcare

	Bern	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,022.33 CHF2,484.41	$63.03 SRD2,345.76	-97.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$34,215.09 CHF28,125.42	$380.51 SRD14,162.19	-98.9%
Average			-98.4%

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pay 66.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.41 CHF6.09	$2.00 SRD74.44	-73.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.39 CHF4.43	$2.25 SRD83.86	-58.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.26 CHF8.44	$6.04 SRD224.93	-41.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.17 CHF58.50	$12.63 SRD469.94	-82.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.81 CHF18.75	$5.00 SRD186.09	-78.1%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 56.5% less for clothing

	Bern	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$142.37 CHF117.03	$36.30 SRD1,350.88	-74.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.68 CHF52.34	$28.44 SRD1,058.55	-55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.27 CHF137.50	$75.41 SRD2,806.82	-54.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$189.00 CHF155.36	$110.56 SRD4,114.98	-41.5%
Average			-56.5%

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