Dallas vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$267
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	91	14
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	1.3M	224K

The cost of living in Dallas is 181% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 837th and 6145th ($2471 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 130th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dallas	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$1909

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

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