Cali vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$287	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	45	14
😀 Quality of life	50	50
🏙️ Population	2.47M	224K

The cost of living in Cali is 15% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6679th and 6145th ($748 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Colombia and Suriname, respectively. Check Colombia vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6204th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Paramaribo

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	Cali	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$1909

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

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