Castries vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$525	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	3	14
😀 Quality of life	35	50
🏙️ Population	70K	224K

The cost of living in Castries is 32% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4603rd and 6145th ($1161 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Suriname, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 7503rd and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Paramaribo

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	Castries	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$1909

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

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