Ganzhou vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ganzhou	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$761	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1990	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$352	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	27	14
😀 Quality of life	43	50
🏙️ Population	8.97M	224K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 14% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6620th and 6145th ($761 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in China and Suriname, respectively. Check China vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Ganzhou ranked 148th best city to live in China vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6697th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Paramaribo

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	Ganzhou	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.5	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.3	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.19	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.36	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.9	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17058	$1909

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$600
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$724
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$655
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$564
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$649
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$590
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$577
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$764
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$590
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$603
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$585
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$755
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$443
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$451
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$582
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$601
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$581
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$577
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$506
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$630
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$936
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$774
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$688
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$579
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$570
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$601
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$823
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$916

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