Brasilia vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$386	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	28	14
😀 Quality of life	61	55
🏙️ Population	2.82M	224K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 0.2% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6320th and 6325th ($882 vs $881) 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 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 5763rd and 6283rd 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	$6.87	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$1874

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1934
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1931
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1201
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1151
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$692
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$573
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$606
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$784
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$764
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1007
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1111
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$716
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1213
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$653
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1463
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$701
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$622
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1076
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1075
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$697
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$988
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$988
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$736
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$631
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$693
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$620