Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 19.4% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 29.4% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 76.5% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 72.5% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 6.1% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 83.8% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.9% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.4% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP21,612.61	$6.97 SRD255.46	+39.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP29,943.81	$9.16 SRD335.76	+32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,574.26	$1.29 SRD47.43	+56.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,755.88	$0.57 SRD20.92	-10.5%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 76.5% more for groceries

	Bogota	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,797.73	$1.23 SRD44.95	-8.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,553.86	$6.24 SRD228.49	+182.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP19,414.10	$5.52 SRD202.33	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP9,233.87	$3.27 SRD119.85	+53.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,621.25	$2.34 SRD85.86	+5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP5,147.76	$2.04 SRD74.82	+71.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,070.94	$0.82 SRD30.11	+71.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,396.34	$1.18 SRD43.25	+112.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,315.75	$1.86 SRD68.32	+248.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,093.27	$0.59 SRD21.62	+21.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP2,008.22	$0.75 SRD27.46	+61.3%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 72.5% more for transportation

	Bogota	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP15,143.39	$4.14 SRD151.53	+18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP173,587.30	$90.00 SRD3,298.19	+124.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP64,878,252.64	$25,000.00 SRD916,162.50	+66.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP54,857.06	$23.00 SRD842.87	+81.2%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 6.1% less for housing

	Bogota	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP103,218.07	$31.02 SRD1,136.93	+29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,850,515.10	$516.42 SRD18,924.86	+20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,357,620.71	$194.83 SRD7,139.80	-38.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP278,797.15	$40.77 SRD1,493.98	-36.8%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 83.8% less for childcare

	Bogota	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP999,324.72	$63.03 SRD2,309.71	-72.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP32,085,244.94	$380.51 SRD13,944.54	-94.9%
Average			-83.8%

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pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,990.63	$2.00 SRD73.29	+73.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP6,202.65	$2.25 SRD82.57	+57.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,981.27	$6.04 SRD221.47	+161.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP92,403.52	$12.63 SRD462.71	-40.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,962.54	$5.00 SRD183.23	+8.3%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Bogota	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP222,371.50	$36.30 SRD1,330.11	-29.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP181,749.57	$28.44 SRD1,042.28	-32.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP367,246.06	$75.41 SRD2,763.68	-11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP308,207.75	$110.56 SRD4,051.74	+55.1%
Average			-4.5%

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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: April 2025

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