Glasgow vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	94	14
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	626K	224K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 134% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6325th ($2058 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 1.5 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 52nd and 6283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Glasgow	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$1874

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1934
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1931
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1201
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1151
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$692
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$573
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$606
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$784
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$764
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1007
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1111
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$716
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1213
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$653
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1463
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$701
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$622
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1076
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1075
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$697
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$988
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$988
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$736
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$631
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$693
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$620