Brisbane vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	66	13
😀 Quality of life	98	54
🏙️ Population	2.71M	224K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 159% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1349th and 6461st ($2269 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Suriname, respectively. Check Australia vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 3rd and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Paramaribo

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	Brisbane	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$1856

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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