Amsterdam vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	95	13
😀 Quality of life	96	54
🏙️ Population	921K	224K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 265% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 126th and 6461st ($3203 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Suriname, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 13th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Paramaribo

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	Amsterdam	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$1856

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

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