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:

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pay 98.2% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD270.82	$11.85 RON51.73	+70.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD355.95	$7.54 RON32.92	-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD50.29	$2.00 RON8.72	+54.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD22.18	$2.20 RON9.62	+286.0%
Average			+98.2%

Paramaribo vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.8% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD47.65	$1.17 RON5.13	-4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD242.23	$4.52 RON19.75	-27.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD214.49	$6.34 RON27.68	+14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD127.06	$3.28 RON14.30	+0.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD91.02	$3.09 RON13.48	+31.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD79.32	$0.59 RON2.56	-71.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD31.92	$0.77 RON3.36	-6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD45.85	$0.75 RON3.28	-36.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD72.43	$0.88 RON3.85	-52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.92	$0.51 RON2.21	-14.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD29.12	$0.44 RON1.92	-41.2%
Average			-18.8%

Paramaribo vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.0% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD160.65	$6.09 RON26.60	+47.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,496.50	$17.24 RON75.24	-80.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD971,250.00	$26,003.12 RON113,503.60	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD893.55	$5.82 RON25.39	-74.7%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 67.4% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,205.29	$9.35 RON40.83	-69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD20,062.78	$601.94 RON2,627.45	+16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,569.11	$397.23 RON1,733.91	+103.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,583.81	$130.07 RON567.74	+219.0%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 18.2 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,448.59	$527.95 RON2,304.50	+737.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD14,783.00	$10,631.65 RON46,407.15	+2694.0%
Average			+1715.8%

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pay 93.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD77.70	$3.23 RON14.11	+61.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD87.53	$3.17 RON13.83	+40.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD234.79	$5.98 RON26.10	-1.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD490.54	$49.84 RON217.56	+294.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD194.25	$8.62 RON37.62	+72.4%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 41.3% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,410.09	$78.42 RON342.28	+116.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,104.95	$39.68 RON173.19	+39.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,929.86	$85.94 RON375.14	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,295.37	$105.80 RON461.82	-4.3%
Average			+41.3%

Paramaribo vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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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: June 2025

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