Baltimore vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	97	14
😀 Quality of life	92	55
🏙️ Population	586K	224K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 164% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1219th and 6325th ($2323 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 128th and 6283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$1874

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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