Edinburgh vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	88	14
😀 Quality of life	94	50
🏙️ Population	488K	224K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 143% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1491st and 6145th ($2140 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Suriname, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 34th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Paramaribo

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	Edinburgh	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$1909

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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