Copenhagen vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	93	14
😀 Quality of life	97	50
🏙️ Population	644K	224K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 165% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1085th and 6145th ($2333 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Suriname, respectively. Check Denmark vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 10th and 6256th 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	$18.8	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$1909

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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