Cost of living comparison

Suriname

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 32.8% more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 23.5% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 22.0% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 7.6% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 76.4% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 5.9 times more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% more in Bogota
Clothing: pay 85.5% more in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.5% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.20 SRD496.97	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 SRD413.72	$10.19 COP32,345.37	-7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 SRD52.25	$1.34 COP4,267.92	-3.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 SRD31.47	$0.87 COP2,755.00	+3.8%
Average			-23.5%

Paramaribo vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.0% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 SRD51.65	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+76.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 SRD222.10	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 SRD256.22	$6.14 COP19,479.18	-9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SRD114.28	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SRD104.74	$3.30 COP10,487.06	+18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20 SRD82.78	$1.56 COP4,960.76	-28.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 SRD52.42	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-42.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 SRD63.71	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-48.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 SRD101.97	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 SRD22.95	$0.65 COP2,066.32	+6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 SRD33.38	$0.63 COP1,985.15	-29.5%
Average			-22.0%

Paramaribo vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.6% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 SRD164.08	$4.90 COP15,551.55	+12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.41 COP157K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD941K	$23,161.08 COP74M	-7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 SRD542.03	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+44.8%
Average			+7.6%

Paramaribo vs. Bogota - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.4% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	$779.14 COP2M	+60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	$440.22 COP1M	+65.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	$93.36 COP296K	+225.0%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	$463.22 COP1M	+637.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	$8,195.93 COP26M	+369.4%
Average			+488.5%

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pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 SRD99.39	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-24.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 SRD106.37	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.68 SRD213.70	$4.32 COP13,722.28	-23.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.54 SRD509.72	$33.42 COP106K	+146.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD188.21	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+54.4%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 85.5% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	$82.94 COP263K	+148.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.08 SRD793.55	$47.35 COP150K	+124.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	$141.13 COP448K	+109.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	$104.65 COP332K	+0.9%
Average			+85.5%

Paramaribo vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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