Caracas vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$471	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	54	13
😀 Quality of life	53	54
🏙️ Population	2.25M	224K

The cost of living in Caracas is 37% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4637th and 6184th ($1253 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and Suriname, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6464th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Paramaribo

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	Caracas	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$1767

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

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