Dublin vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	95	14
😀 Quality of life	96	50
🏙️ Population	593K	224K

The cost of living in Dublin is 198% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 605th and 6145th ($2627 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Suriname, respectively. Check Ireland vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 17th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dublin	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$1909

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

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