Ganzhou vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ganzhou	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1937	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$353	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$612	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.9	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$646	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	24	13
😀 Quality of life	46	54
🏙️ Population	8.97M	224K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 17% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6977th and 6184th ($758 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in China and Suriname, respectively. Check China vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Ganzhou ranked 262nd best city to live in China vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 7137th and 6361st 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	$2.97	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$895	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.2	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.3	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2207	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1171	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.38	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.74	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.5	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.04	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.2	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7449	$1767

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$632
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$793
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$739
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$682
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$705
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$609
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$777
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$571
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$603
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$766
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$473
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$474
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$518
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$801
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$622
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$542
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$694
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$689
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$648
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$954
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$785
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$729
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$596
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$589
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$627
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$586
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$617
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$892
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$778
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$995

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