Buenos Aires vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2350
🏠 One person rent
$470
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
79
14
😀 Quality of life
74
50
🏙️ Population
3.12M
224K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 28% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4694th and 6145th ($1130 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Argentina and Suriname, respectively. Check Argentina vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 1194th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$1909

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1247
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$856
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$1033
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1645
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1643
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1031
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$1062
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$560
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$565
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$610
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$789
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$777
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$953
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1084
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$697
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1064
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$890
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1178
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1193
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$639
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1353
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1418
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$880
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$694
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$890
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$590
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1070
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1062
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$737
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$1000
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$1007
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$746
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$611
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$679
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$682
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$674
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$518
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$639
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$583