Cologne vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$967
$327
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$248
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
92
14
😀 Quality of life
96
51
🏙️ Population
1.07M
224K

The cost of living in Cologne is 96% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2484th and 5990th ($1752 vs $896) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 12th and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$3.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$44.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$921
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1490
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1528
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$933
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$928
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$683
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$562
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$574
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$760
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$748
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$898
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1099
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$772
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1053
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1217
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1218
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$627
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1353
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1294
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$774
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$838
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$605
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1069
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1069
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$710
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$1008
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$993
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$700
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$618
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$761
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$764
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$637
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$577
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$608
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$617