Arlington vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	90	14
😀 Quality of life	74	49
🏙️ Population	394K	224K

The cost of living in Arlington is 115% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2251st and 6225th ($1869 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 1283rd and 6243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$5271

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1698
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1642
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1015
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$986
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$586
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$582
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$785
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$770
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$964
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1101
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$728
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1164
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$666
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1390
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$725
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$871
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$611
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1061
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1065
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$719
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$981
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1004
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$731
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$630
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$714
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$662
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$627
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$602