Ankara vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$501	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	97	13
😀 Quality of life	75	54
🏙️ Population	5.8M	224K

The cost of living in Ankara is 13% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5311th and 6184th ($1033 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Suriname, respectively. Check Turkey vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 1642nd and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Paramaribo

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	Ankara	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$1767

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$662
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$752
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$707
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$713
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$557
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$716
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$656
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$701
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$645
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$747
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$725
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$724
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$710
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$598
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$740
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$764
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$606
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$812
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$686
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$899
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$761
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$807
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$777
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$738
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$824
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$790
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$916
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$634
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$425
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$651
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$506
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$866

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1966
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1941
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1236
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1212
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$744
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$618
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$649
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$793
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$772
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1039
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1138
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$759
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1223
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$669
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1453
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$750
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$830
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$655
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1083
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1083
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$707
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1005
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$752
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$667
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$747
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$685
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$650
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$652