Buenos Aires vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2197
🏠 One person rent
$555
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$280
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
79
13
😀 Quality of life
77
54
🏙️ Population
3.12M
224K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 36% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4647th and 6184th ($1247 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and Suriname, respectively. Check Argentina vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 1053rd and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Paramaribo

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Buenos Aires Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$1767

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

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