Chongqing vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$180	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$271
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	87	14
😀 Quality of life	74	55
🏙️ Population	32.1M	224K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 36% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 8185th and 6325th ($561 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 1st in China and Suriname, respectively. Check China vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 2237th and 6283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Paramaribo

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	Chongqing	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$1874

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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