Columbus vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	73	13
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	906K	224K

The cost of living in Columbus is 134% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1634th and 6184th ($2140 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 266th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Paramaribo

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	Columbus	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$1767

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

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