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Paramaribo vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 16.1% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 22.9% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 39.4% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 77.2% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.0% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 44.8% less in Paramaribo

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

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Paramaribo vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$13.20 SRD496.97	+238.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$10.99 SRD413.72	+78.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.39 SRD52.25	+50.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.84 SRD31.47	+62.2%
Average			+131.4%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.9% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$1.37 SRD51.65	-20.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$5.90 SRD222.10	+25.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$6.81 SRD256.22	-3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$3.04 SRD114.28	+48.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$2.78 SRD104.74	+36.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$2.20 SRD82.78	+55.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.39 SRD52.42	+40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$1.69 SRD63.71	+27.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$2.71 SRD101.97	+135.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.61 SRD22.95	-20.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.89 SRD33.38	-4.7%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$4.36 SRD164.08	+180.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$25,000.00 SRD941K	-41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$14.40 SRD542.03	-52.7%
Average			+18.0%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Paramaribo - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.4% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	-53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	-43.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	-38.8%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 77.2% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	-71.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	-82.0%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$2.64 SRD99.39	+35.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$2.83 SRD106.37	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$5.68 SRD213.70	-63.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$13.54 SRD509.72	-70.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$5.00 SRD188.21	-8.6%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 44.8% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	-56.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$21.08 SRD793.55	-77.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	-34.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	+43.5%
Average			-44.8%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Paramaribo - Cost of clothing

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