Doha vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$267
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	45	14
😀 Quality of life	80	50
🏙️ Population	1.19M	224K

The cost of living in Doha is 102% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2449th and 6145th ($1779 vs $881) 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 1.9 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 562nd and 6256th 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	$9.28	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$1909

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904

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