Cost of living comparison

 Paramaribo, Suriname
compared to
 Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 3.8 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants
pay 98.2% more in Bucharest
Groceries
pay 18.8% less in Bucharest
Transportation
pay 26.0% less in Bucharest
Housing
pay 67.4% more in Bucharest
Childcare
pay 18.2 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports
pay 93.6% more in Bucharest
Clothing
pay 41.3% more in Bucharest

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

Bucharest vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 98.2% more for restaurants

 
Paramaribo
Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.97
SRD257.52
$11.85
RON52.46
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.16
SRD338.47
$7.54
RON33.38
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.29
SRD47.82
$2.00
RON8.84

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pay 18.8% less for groceries

 
Paramaribo
Bucharest
Bread
1 loaf
$1.23
SRD45.31
$1.17
RON5.20
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.24
SRD230.33
$4.52
RON20.02
Milk (1 gallon) $5.52
SRD203.96
$6.34
RON28.07

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pay 26.0% less for transportation

 
Paramaribo
Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
SRD152.76
$6.09
RON26.97
Monthly public transit pass $90.00
SRD3,324.78
$17.24
RON76.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
SRD923,550.00
$26,003.12
RON115,097.60

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pay 67.4% more for housing

 
Paramaribo
Bucharest
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.02
SRD1,146.10
$9.35
RON41.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $516.42
SRD19,077.46
$601.94
RON2,664.35
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $194.83
SRD7,197.38
$397.23
RON1,758.26

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pay 18.2 times more for childcare

 
Paramaribo
Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $63.03
SRD2,328.33
$527.95
RON2,336.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $380.51
SRD14,056.98
$10,631.65
RON47,058.87

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pay 93.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Paramaribo
Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SRD73.88
$3.23
RON14.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.25
SRD83.23
$3.17
RON14.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.04
SRD223.25
$5.98
RON26.47

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pay 41.3% more for clothing

 
Paramaribo
Bucharest
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.30
SRD1,340.84
$78.42
RON347.09
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.44
SRD1,050.69
$39.68
RON175.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.41
SRD2,785.97
$85.94
RON380.41

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