George Town vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	20	14
😀 Quality of life	78	50
🏙️ Population	41K	224K

The cost of living in George Town is 326% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 11th and 6145th ($3754 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and Suriname, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 685th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$1909

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

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