Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 34.4% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Paramaribo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
BBD17.48
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BBD2.97
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.57
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
BBD5.42
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
BBD24.83
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
BBD9.21
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
BBD8.93
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
BBD3.07
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
BBD2.66
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
BBD2.92
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
BBD16.01
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
BBD72.00
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BBD75,000.00
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 20.2% less for housing
Bridgetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
BBD100.00
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
BBD1,060.00
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
BBD920.00
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
BBD140.20
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
BBD10,666.67
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
BBD6.00
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.33
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
BBD15.93
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
BBD154.00
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
BBD237.50
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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