Cali vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$2443
🏠 One person rent	$273	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$248
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	45	14
😀 Quality of life	53	51
🏙️ Population	2.47M	224K

The cost of living in Cali is 20% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6693rd and 5990th ($720 vs $896) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Colombia and Suriname, respectively. Check Colombia vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6111th and 6203rd 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	$4.67	$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$1610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$5.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$44.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$497

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$552
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$493
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$455
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$507
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$551
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$639
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$567
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$639
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$525
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$416
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$727
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$416
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$649
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$511
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$433
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$724
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$883
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$515
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$812
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$867
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$530
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$645
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$778
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$536
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$851
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$617
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$597
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$594
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$624
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$612
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$570
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$638
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near Paramaribo

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