Asuncion vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$395	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	35	13
😀 Quality of life	58	54
🏙️ Population	462K	224K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 7% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6560th and 6184th ($847 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Suriname, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6137th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Paramaribo

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	Asuncion	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$1767

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

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