Columbus vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	73	14
😀 Quality of life	88	50
🏙️ Population	906K	224K

The cost of living in Columbus is 144% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1476th and 6145th ($2145 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 249th and 6256th 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	$18.9	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$1909

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583