Buenos Aires vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$730
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$337
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$233
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
79
12
😀 Quality of life
73
38
🏙️ Population
3.06M
224K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 11% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6181st and 6481st ($809 vs $730) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Argentina and Suriname, respectively. Check Argentina vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 1497th and 7313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$47.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$72.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
14.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$458
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$5.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$59.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$40.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$81.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$496

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1291
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$739
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$844
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1304
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1573
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$864
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$829
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$598
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$561
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$497
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$701
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$700
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$903
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$982
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$562
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$987
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$930
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$924
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1075
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$621
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1292
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1285
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$854
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$564
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$1029
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$562
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$990
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$992
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$710
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$884
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$860
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$774
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$563
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$604
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$563
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1074
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$702
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$530
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$605
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$565