Charlotte vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Charlotte Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2680
$730
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6364
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$1682
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$3225
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4737
$233
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
68
12
😀 Quality of life
87
38
🏙️ Population
875K
224K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 267% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 106th and 6481st ($2680 vs $730) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Charlotte ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 195th and 7313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$47.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1727
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1442
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4229
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2674
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$72.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.6%
14.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4010
$764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3041
$458
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.45
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$5.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$59.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$40.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1071
$81.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15243
$496

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$2010
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$2012
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
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23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2022
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$1973
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1956
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1956
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2012
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2101
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2009
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1920
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$1989
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2011
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2011
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1591
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2012
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2081
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2008
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1715
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2010
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1898
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1989
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$1852
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2010
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1687
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1697
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2015
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$2011
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2034
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1847
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1264
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2012
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2572
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2012
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$1774
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2660
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1841
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1690

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1291
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$739
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$844
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1304
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1573
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$864
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$829
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$598
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$561
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$497
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$701
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$700
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$903
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$982
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$562
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$987
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$930
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$924
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1075
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$621
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1292
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1285
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$854
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$564
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$1029
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$562
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$990
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$992
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$710
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$884
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$860
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$774
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$563
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$604
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$563
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1074
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$702
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$530
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$605
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$565