Buenos Aires vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$365
$327
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
79
14
😀 Quality of life
71
51
🏙️ Population
3.12M
224K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 12% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6407th and 5990th ($791 vs $896) 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 0.5 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 2311th and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$3.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$5.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$44.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$921
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1490
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1528
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$933
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$928
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$683
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$562
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$574
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$760
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$748
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$898
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1099
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$772
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1053
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1217
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1218
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$627
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1353
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1294
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$774
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$838
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$605
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1069
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1069
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$710
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$1008
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$993
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$700
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$618
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$761
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$764
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$637
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$577
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$608
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$617