Detroit vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	77	13
😀 Quality of life	87	54
🏙️ Population	639K	224K

The cost of living in Detroit is 126% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1839th and 6184th ($2070 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 319th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$1767

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

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