Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 4.0 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD232.93
|
$2.77
THB93.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD253.46
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD35.42
|
$0.58
THB19.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD19.88
|
$0.31
THB10.64
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD42.19
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD226.04
|
$9.67
THB327.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD173.25
|
$6.60
THB223.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD105.30
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD70.63
|
$1.30
THB44.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD78.36
|
$1.37
THB46.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD32.30
|
$0.70
THB23.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD42.66
|
$1.02
THB34.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD87.90
|
$0.78
THB26.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD17.11
|
$0.69
THB23.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD20.92
|
$0.61
THB20.77
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD141.85
|
$4.25
THB143.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,108.82
|
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD863,562.50
|
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD904.15
|
$10.52
THB355.82
|
|
pay 19.6% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,099.01
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD17,605.91
|
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD7,111.71
|
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,408.20
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
|
pay 21.5 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,538.53
|
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD14,534.53
|
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
|
pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD55.34
|
$2.08
THB70.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD65.14
|
$2.37
THB80.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD194.97
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD464.48
|
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD160.09
|
$6.94
THB234.61
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD1,005.87
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD968.98
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,608.59
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,855.39
|
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
|
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