Columbus vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	72	14
😀 Quality of life	88	49
🏙️ Population	906K	224K

The cost of living in Columbus is 159% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1248th and 6225th ($2252 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 242nd and 6243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Columbus	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$5271

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

Cities near Paramaribo

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