Arlington vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	90	14
😀 Quality of life	77	55
🏙️ Population	394K	224K

The cost of living in Arlington is 111% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2476th and 6325th ($1856 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 1375th and 6283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$1874

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1934
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1931
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1201
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1151
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$692
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$573
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$606
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$784
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$764
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1007
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1111
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$716
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1213
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$653
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1463
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$701
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$622
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1076
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1075
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$697
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$988
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$988
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$736
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$631
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$693
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$620