Albuquerque vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	27	13
😀 Quality of life	83	54
🏙️ Population	565K	224K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 131% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1965th and 6461st ($2026 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1st in the United States and Suriname, respectively. Check the United States vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 561st and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Paramaribo

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	Albuquerque	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$1856

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1996
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1979
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1180
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1181
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$740
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$607
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$638
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$788
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$767
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1010
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1136
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$753
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1232
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$676
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1454
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$743
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$844
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$649
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1079
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1078
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$699
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$989
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$741
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$669
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$734
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$675
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$643