Castries vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$514	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	3	13
😀 Quality of life	39	54
🏙️ Population	20K	224K

The cost of living in Castries is 29% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4803rd and 6184th ($1178 vs $914) 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 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 7990th and 6361st 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	$7.69	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$1767

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

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