Copenhagen vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	94	13
😀 Quality of life	97	54
🏙️ Population	667K	224K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 180% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 805th and 6184th ($2555 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Suriname, respectively. Check Denmark vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 5th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Paramaribo

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	Copenhagen	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$1767

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

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