Belem vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$395	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	41	13
😀 Quality of life	61	54
🏙️ Population	1.3M	224K

The cost of living in Belem is 11% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6712th and 6184th ($812 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Brazil and Suriname, respectively. Check Brazil vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 5761st and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Paramaribo

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	Belem	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$1767

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$709
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$688
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$652
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$684
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$688
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$684
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$655
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$703
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$670
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$649
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$618
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$734
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$702
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$709
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$667
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$699
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$818
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$732
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$763
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$690
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$681
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$684
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$671
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$649
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$678
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$670
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$602
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$669
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$651
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$581
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$592
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$718
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$664
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$759
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1941
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$611
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$747
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1966
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$755

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1966
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1941
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1236
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1212
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$744
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$618
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$649
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$793
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$772
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1039
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1138
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$759
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1223
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$669
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1453
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$750
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$830
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$655
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1083
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1083
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$707
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1005
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$752
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$667
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$747
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$685
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$650
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$652