Charlotte vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Charlotte Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$2144
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$477
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
68
14
😀 Quality of life
90
55
🏙️ Population
875K
224K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 175% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 986th and 6325th ($2423 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 1st in the United States and Suriname, respectively. Check the United States vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 234th and 6283rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Charlotte vs Paramaribo infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Charlotte vs Paramaribo

Prices for goods and services in Charlotte and Paramaribo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Charlotte Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$1874

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1885
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$858
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$1199
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1934
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1931
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1201
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$1151
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$692
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$573
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$606
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$784
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$764
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$1007
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1111
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$716
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1079
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$889
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1213
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1248
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$653
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1352
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1463
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$868
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$701
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$838
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$622
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1076
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1075
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$697
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$988
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$988
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$736
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$631
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$697
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$693
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$674
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$577
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$642
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$620