Baltimore vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	97	13
😀 Quality of life	91	54
🏙️ Population	586K	224K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 155% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1414th and 6461st ($2234 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 164th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Paramaribo

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	Baltimore	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$1856

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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