Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 12.3% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
BAM3.10
|
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
BAM1.75
|
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BAM1.59
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BAM7.19
|
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.46
|
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
BAM4.25
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
BAM5.94
|
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
BAM1.21
|
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.72
|
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BAM12.02
|
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.59
BAM53.85
|
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,332.54
BAM40,640.72
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
BAM14.22
|
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
|
pay 13.1% more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.16
BAM49.42
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$302.28
BAM550.09
|
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.85
BAM380.07
|
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.45
BAM237.39
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$191.30
BAM348.12
|
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,396.41
BAM6,180.78
|
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BAM4.06
|
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
BAM2.94
|
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.10
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.74
BAM54.13
|
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.67
BAM137.71
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.85
BAM61.61
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.86
BAM154.43
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.65
BAM172.24
|
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
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