George Town vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	25	13
😀 Quality of life	80	54
🏙️ Population	47K	224K

The cost of living in George Town is 315% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 15th and 6184th ($3795 vs $914) 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 2.1 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 717th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$1767

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

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