Glasgow vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	93	13
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	626K	224K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 131% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1708th and 6184th ($2114 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Suriname, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 39th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Glasgow	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$1767

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

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