Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 3.1 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 99.5% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 82.2% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
pay 23.2% more for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 66.0% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 80.7% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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