Barcelona vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$267
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	98	14
😀 Quality of life	87	50
🏙️ Population	1.7M	224K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 109% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2276th and 6145th ($1841 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Suriname, respectively. Check Spain vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 270th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Paramaribo

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	Barcelona	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$1909

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583