Doha vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$272
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	41	13
😀 Quality of life	84	54
🏙️ Population	1.19M	224K

The cost of living in Doha is 130% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1994th and 6461st ($2014 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Suriname, respectively. Check Qatar vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 537th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Paramaribo

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	Doha	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$1856

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1923
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1109
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1192
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1309
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1037
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$823
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1473
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2183
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$545
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$465
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$489
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1457
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$541
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$523
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1214
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$565
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1632
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$547
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$487
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$707
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$492
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$556
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$796
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1996
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1979
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1180
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1181
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$740
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$607
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$638
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$788
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$767
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1010
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1136
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$753
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1232
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$676
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1454
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$743
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$844
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$649
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1079
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1078
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$699
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$989
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$741
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$669
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$734
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$675
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$643