Asuncion vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asuncion	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$338	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	35	14
😀 Quality of life	51	49
🏙️ Population	462K	224K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 23% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 7159th and 6225th ($666 vs $869) 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 0.6 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 6136th and 6243rd 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	$4.64	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.8	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1279	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$615	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.5	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.2	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3909	$5271

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$620
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$604
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$335
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$534
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$411
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$541
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$486
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$515
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$314
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$531
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$644
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$439
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$373
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$524
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$615
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$600
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$596
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$481
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$592
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$557
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$593
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$635
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$660
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$482
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$619
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$881
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$622
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$623
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$629
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$647
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$472
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$641
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$534
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$594
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$608
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$561

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