Fresno vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fresno	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5290	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2614	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$267
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	42	14
😀 Quality of life	78	50
🏙️ Population	542K	224K

The cost of living in Fresno is 169% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1005th and 6145th ($2371 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 920th 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 1.6 months in Fresno compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Fresno ranked 188th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 659th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Paramaribo

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	Fresno	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.5	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2393	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2299	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2801	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.7	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12984	$1909

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2361
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2490
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2773
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2501
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2453
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2494
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2559
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2120
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2303
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2599
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2154
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2370
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2775
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2555
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2603
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2490
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2422
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2588
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2792
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2801
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2934
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2740
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2346
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2571
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2433
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2238
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3006
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$2033
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3074
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2306
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2622
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2646
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3437
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2536
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2135
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$1995
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2717
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2170

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