Chengdu vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$240	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$267
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	94	14
😀 Quality of life	72	50
🏙️ Population	20.9M	224K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 29% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 7421st and 6145th ($623 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 1st in China and Suriname, respectively. Check China vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 1890th and 6256th 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	$2.78	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$1909

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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