Bridgetown vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bridgetown	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3065	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$596	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.8	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1594	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	15	13
😀 Quality of life	59	54
🏙️ Population	98.5K	224K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 45% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4474th and 6184th ($1328 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Barbados and Suriname, respectively. Check Barbados vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6035th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Paramaribo

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	Bridgetown	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.5	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3490	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3480	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.81	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.36	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5479	$1767

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1453
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1005
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1178
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1083
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1138
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1083
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1010
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1223
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1039
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1718
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$707
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1143
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1114
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$645
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$613
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$772
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$830
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$680
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1327
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$773
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$793
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$873
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$685
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$650
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$752

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