Colorado Springs vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	62	13
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	479K	224K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 179% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 819th and 6184th ($2548 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 1st in the United States and Suriname, respectively. Check the United States vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 297th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Colorado Springs	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$1767

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029

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