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Bolivia

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Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Sucre Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 59.6% more expensive than Sucre.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 88.6% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 16.6% more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 42.4% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 11.3% more in Paramaribo

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Paramaribo are more expensive than in Sucre. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Paramaribo.

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Paramaribo vs. Sucre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Sucre	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.53 BOB17.93	$13.20 SRD496.97	+760.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.63 BOB42.45	$10.99 SRD413.72	+202.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BOB9.68	$1.39 SRD52.25	+67.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 BOB6.34	$0.84 SRD31.47	+54.1%
Average			+326.9%

Sucre vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Sucre	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 BOB15.83	$1.37 SRD51.65	+1.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.05 BOB23.98	$5.90 SRD222.10	+187.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 BOB36.79	$6.81 SRD256.22	+116.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BOB15.19	$3.04 SRD114.28	+133.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.15 BOB13.49	$2.78 SRD104.74	+141.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB9.55	$2.20 SRD82.78	+169.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 BOB4.56	$1.39 SRD52.42	+257.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 BOB3.82	$1.69 SRD63.71	+418.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 BOB15.22	$2.71 SRD101.97	+108.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 BOB2.28	$0.61 SRD22.95	+212.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 BOB3.82	$0.89 SRD33.38	+171.5%
Average			+156.3%

Sucre vs. Paramaribo - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.6% more for transportation

	Sucre	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.74 BOB32.04	$4.36 SRD164.08	+59.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,000.00 SRD941K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 BOB49.26	$14.40 SRD542.03	+241.8%
Average			+88.6%

Sucre vs. Paramaribo - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.6% more for housing

	Sucre	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.62 BOB252.82	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.54 BOB5,419.86	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	+4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.77 BOB3,329.62	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	-6.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.83 BOB126.67	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	+165.2%
Average			+16.6%

Sucre vs. Paramaribo - Cost of housing

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pay 42.4% less for childcare

	Sucre	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.92 BOB1,273.54	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	-42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74
Average			-42.4%

Sucre vs. Paramaribo - Cost of childcare

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pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Sucre	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 BOB24.79	$2.64 SRD99.39	+24.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 BOB21.14	$2.83 SRD106.37	+56.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.18 BOB13.80	$5.68 SRD213.70	+381.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.25 BOB341.96	$13.54 SRD509.72	-53.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 BOB65.34	$5.00 SRD188.21	-10.5%
Average			+7.3%

Sucre vs. Paramaribo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

	Sucre	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.00 BOB420.93	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	-7.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$21.08 SRD793.55
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 BOB841.85	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	-6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.00 BOB760.01	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	+59.6%
Average			+11.3%

Sucre vs. Paramaribo - Cost of clothing

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