Bangalore vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$223	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$272
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	76	13
😀 Quality of life	63	54
🏙️ Population	12.3M	224K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 40% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 8579th and 6461st ($523 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in India and Suriname, respectively. Check India vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 5518th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Paramaribo

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	Bangalore	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$1856

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

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