Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 1.6% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Sofia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
Sofia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
|
pay 92.8% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
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