Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 3.9% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 62.7% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$4.86
$169.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$7.65
$266.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$0.94
$32.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$0.62
$21.60
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$1.19
$41.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$5.00
$174.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$4.45
$155.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$2.11
$73.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$1.54
$53.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$1.93
$67.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$0.59
$20.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$0.81
$28.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$0.97
$33.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$0.47
$16.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$0.37
$12.96
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$3.17
$110.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$90.00
$3,136.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$30,000.00
$1,045,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$25.80
$899.33
|
|
pay 27.3% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$37.50
$1,306.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$405.89
$14,146.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$249.44
$8,693.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$79.34
$2,765.14
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$97.50
$3,398.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$500.00
$17,426.25
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$1.50
$52.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$2.00
$69.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$5.25
$182.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$13.68
$476.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$4.51
$157.34
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$52.08
$1,814.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$45.99
$1,602.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$99.15
$3,455.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$173.33
$6,041.10
|
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