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Bangkok vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 4.2 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 49.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 3.1% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 4.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 20.1% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 22.4 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.7% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 21.7% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.0% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD253.38	$2.91 THB98.21	-58.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.02	$5.83 THB196.42	-36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.05	$0.62 THB20.76	-52.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.75	$0.29 THB9.84	-48.9%
Average			-49.0%

Paramaribo vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.58	$1.52 THB51.32	+24.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD226.63	$11.74 THB395.81	+88.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD200.68	$7.32 THB246.75	+32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD118.87	$2.27 THB76.61	-30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.16	$1.31 THB44.32	-43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.21	$1.47 THB49.61	-27.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.86	$0.73 THB24.49	-11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD42.90	$1.04 THB34.90	-12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.76	$0.80 THB27.13	-56.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.44	$0.71 THB24.02	+20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.24	$0.62 THB20.98	-17.0%
Average			-3.1%

Paramaribo vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.5% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.30	$4.47 THB150.55	+8.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,271.27	$39.32 THB1,325.83	-56.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD908,687.50	$55,345.18 THB1,865,988.62	+121.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD835.99	$10.34 THB348.65	-55.0%
Average			+4.5%

Paramaribo vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.1% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,127.65	$15.36 THB517.87	-50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,770.45	$571.31 THB19,261.82	+10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,081.55	$301.88 THB10,178.12	+54.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,481.79	$67.33 THB2,270.09	+65.2%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 22.4 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,290.87	$632.63 THB21,329.53	+903.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,830.76	$13,191.37 THB444,753.10	+3366.7%
Average			+2135.2%

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pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.69	$2.33 THB78.57	+16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD81.89	$2.58 THB87.11	+14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD219.66	$4.20 THB141.67	-30.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD458.94	$54.58 THB1,840.13	+332.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD181.74	$7.28 THB245.52	+45.6%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 21.7% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,319.26	$55.27 THB1,863.40	+52.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,033.78	$34.84 THB1,174.61	+22.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,741.13	$97.10 THB3,273.63	+28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,018.68	$92.12 THB3,105.89	-16.7%
Average			+21.7%

Paramaribo vs. Bangkok - 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: March 2025

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