Brasilia vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$415	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	28	13
😀 Quality of life	62	54
🏙️ Population	3M	224K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 6% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6162nd and 6461st ($928 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and Suriname, respectively. Check Brazil vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 5658th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Paramaribo

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	Brasilia	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$1856

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

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