Dublin vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	96	13
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	593K	224K

The cost of living in Dublin is 230% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 214th and 6184th ($3020 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Suriname, respectively. Check Ireland vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 42nd and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dublin	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$1767

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

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