Cost of living comparison

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 81.5% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 61.3% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 4.9 times more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 49.3% more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 83.2% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.7% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 12.6% less in Paramaribo

The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing in Paramaribo are more expensive than in Bishkek. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Paramaribo. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Paramaribo.

Paramaribo vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.3% more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS507.25	$6.97 SRD260.72	+20.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS497.11	$9.16 SRD342.67	+61.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS59.14	$1.29 SRD48.41	+91.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.98	$0.57 SRD21.35	+72.3%
Average			+61.3%

Bishkek vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Bishkek	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.78	$1.23 SRD45.88	+156.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS449.42	$6.24 SRD233.19	+21.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS283.83	$5.52 SRD206.49	+70.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS153.67	$3.27 SRD122.31	+86.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS211.16	$2.34 SRD87.62	-3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS41.22	$2.04 SRD76.36	+333.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.39	$0.82 SRD30.73	-3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS82.52	$1.18 SRD44.14	+25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.92	$1.86 SRD69.72	+106.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.88	$0.59 SRD22.06	+159.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS21.00	$0.75 SRD28.03	+212.1%
Average			+105.8%

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pay 4.9 times more for transportation

	Bishkek	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS254.01	$4.14 SRD154.65	+42.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS659.43	$90.00 SRD3,366.00	+1093.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	$25,000.00 SRD935,000.00	-36.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS365.22	$23.00 SRD860.20	+450.7%
Average			+387.5%

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pay 49.3% more for housing

	Bishkek	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	$31.02 SRD1,160.31	+157.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	$516.42 SRD19,313.98	+8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	$194.83 SRD7,286.61	-44.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	$40.77 SRD1,524.70	+75.8%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 83.2% less for childcare

	Bishkek	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	$63.03 SRD2,357.20	-72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	$380.51 SRD14,231.26	-93.8%
Average			-83.2%

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pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS101.45	$2.00 SRD74.80	+72.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS179.79	$2.25 SRD84.26	+9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS136.45	$6.04 SRD226.02	+287.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	$12.63 SRD472.23	-70.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS380.44	$5.00 SRD187.00	+14.9%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 12.6% less for clothing

	Bishkek	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	$36.30 SRD1,357.46	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	$28.44 SRD1,063.71	-26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	$75.41 SRD2,820.51	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	$110.56 SRD4,135.05	+14.4%
Average			-12.6%

Bishkek vs. Paramaribo - Cost of clothing

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