Asuncion vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$348	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$272
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	35	13
😀 Quality of life	57	54
🏙️ Population	462K	224K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 14% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6973rd and 6461st ($752 vs $877) 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 6216th and 6448th 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	$5.88	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$1856

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1996
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1979
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1180
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1181
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$740
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$607
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$638
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$788
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$767
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1010
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1136
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$753
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1232
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$676
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1454
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$743
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$844
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$649
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1079
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1078
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$699
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$989
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$741
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$669
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$734
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$675
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$643