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Bangladesh

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Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 2.0 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 10.6% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 32.2% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 64.5% more in Paramaribo

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

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Paramaribo vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 BDT303.95	$13.20 SRD496.20	+442.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 BDT607.89	$10.99 SRD413.08	+125.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT40.23	$1.39 SRD52.17	+330.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.53	$0.84 SRD31.42	+408.3%
Average			+287.3%

Dhaka vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Dhaka	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT77.17	$1.37 SRD51.58	+121.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 BDT545.92	$5.90 SRD221.76	+34.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.12 BDT389.66	$6.81 SRD255.82	+118.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 BDT149.38	$3.04 SRD114.11	+153.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT185.46	$2.78 SRD104.58	+87.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 BDT156.63	$2.20 SRD82.65	+75.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT51.36	$1.39 SRD52.34	+238.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT133.60	$1.69 SRD63.61	+58.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT35.21	$2.71 SRD101.81	+860.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.36	$0.61 SRD22.91	+429.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT27.32	$0.89 SRD33.33	+305.1%
Average			+171.8%

Dhaka vs. Paramaribo - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

	Dhaka	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 BDT528.12	$4.36 SRD163.82	+3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.73 BDT2,836.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$25,000.00 SRD940K	-15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.46 BDT557.23	$14.40 SRD541.20	+222.5%
Average			+10.6%

Dhaka vs. Paramaribo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,345.59	$30.37 SRD1,141.39	+181.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$152.72 BDT19,059.94	$484.98 SRD18,227.24	+217.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.69 BDT9,196.31	$265.59 SRD9,981.98	+260.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.91 BDT4,356.43	$28.73 SRD1,079.60	-17.7%
Average			+171.2%

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pay 32.2% less for childcare

	Dhaka	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.60 BDT11,307.51	$62.79 SRD2,359.91	-30.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,631.62 BDT328K	$1,745.94 SRD65,618.48	-33.7%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT607.89	$2.64 SRD99.24	-45.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 BDT296.66	$2.83 SRD106.21	+18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 BDT405.26	$5.68 SRD213.37	+74.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.52 BDT2,061.38	$13.54 SRD508.94	-18.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT506.58	$5.00 SRD187.92	+23.2%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 64.5% more for clothing

	Dhaka	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,095.33	$33.33 SRD1,252.74	+98.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.19 BDT2,644.92	$21.08 SRD792.33	-0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.86 BDT6,347.10	$67.25 SRD2,527.44	+32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.02 BDT4,620.70	$103.71 SRD3,897.77	+180.1%
Average			+64.5%

Dhaka vs. Paramaribo - Cost of clothing

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