Chengdu vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$297	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	89	13
😀 Quality of life	76	54
🏙️ Population	20.9M	224K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 25% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 7360th and 6184th ($688 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 1st in China and Suriname, respectively. Check China vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 1238th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Paramaribo

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	Chengdu	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$1767

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594

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