Asuncion vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$344	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$271
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	36	14
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	462K	224K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 18% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 7000th and 6325th ($718 vs $881) 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 6174th and 6283rd 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	$5.46	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$1874

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

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