El Paso vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$980	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	35	14
😀 Quality of life	79	50
🏙️ Population	679K	224K

The cost of living in El Paso is 106% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2363rd and 6145th ($1813 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 1st in the United States and Suriname, respectively. Check the United States vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 633rd and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Paramaribo

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	El Paso	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$1909

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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