Berlin vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$272
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	13
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	3.78M	224K

The cost of living in Berlin is 162% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1275th and 6461st ($2302 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Suriname, respectively. Check Germany vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 35th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Paramaribo

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	Berlin	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$1856

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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