Cologne vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2398
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$280
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
92
14
😀 Quality of life
97
49
🏙️ Population
1.08M
224K

The cost of living in Cologne is 113% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2308th and 6225th ($1851 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Suriname, respectively. Check Germany vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 16th and 6243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$23.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$5271

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1698
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1642
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1015
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$986
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$586
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$582
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$633
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$785
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$770
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$964
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1101
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$728
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1070
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1164
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1168
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$666
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1360
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1390
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$725
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$871
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$611
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1061
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1065
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$719
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$981
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$1004
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$731
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$630
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$708
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$714
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$662
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$538
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$627
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$602