Georgetown vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$423	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	24	14
😀 Quality of life	47	50
🏙️ Population	235K	224K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 21% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5085th and 6145th ($1062 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guyana and Suriname, respectively. Check Guyana vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6400th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$1909

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

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