Detroit vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	77	14
😀 Quality of life	86	50
🏙️ Population	639K	224K

The cost of living in Detroit is 134% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1678th and 6145th ($2064 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 315th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$1909

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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