Amsterdam vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	95	14
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	921K	224K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 217% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 331st and 6145th ($2791 vs $881) 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 29th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amsterdam	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$1909

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583