Goiania vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Goiania	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1905	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$272	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$342	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	33	14
😀 Quality of life	50	50
🏙️ Population	1.44M	224K

The cost of living in Goiania is 24% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 7098th and 6145th ($665 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st in Brazil and Suriname, respectively. Check Brazil vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Goiania compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Goiania ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6239th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goiania vs Paramaribo

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	Goiania	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.11	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.1	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1198	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$730	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14624	$1909

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Cities near Goiania

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Trindade	$596
51 km or 31 mi	Anapolis	$508
136 km or 84 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
152 km or 95 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Brasilia	$765
194 km or 120 mi	Itumbiara	$630
216 km or 135 mi	Catalao	$606
217 km or 135 mi	Rio Verde	$581
241 km or 150 mi	Formosa	$653
246 km or 153 mi	Araguari	$595
256 km or 159 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
260 km or 162 mi	Paracatu	$606
270 km or 168 mi	Uberlandia	$630
293 km or 182 mi	Jatai	$595
332 km or 206 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
360 km or 223 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
369 km or 229 mi	Uberaba	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Araxa	$529
414 km or 257 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
423 km or 263 mi	Votuporanga	$603
437 km or 272 mi	Barretos	$564
461 km or 286 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
461 km or 287 mi	Mirassol	$625
472 km or 293 mi	Franca	$522
482 km or 299 mi	Bebedouro	$582
497 km or 309 mi	Catanduva	$571
500 km or 311 mi	Batatais	$573
513 km or 319 mi	Sertaozinho	$590
518 km or 322 mi	Jaboticabal	$585
519 km or 322 mi	Aracatuba	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Andradina	$719
520 km or 323 mi	Tres Lagoas	$797
523 km or 325 mi	Ribeirao Preto	$647
525 km or 326 mi	Birigui	$589
528 km or 328 mi	Passos	$536
531 km or 330 mi	Taquaritinga	$580
534 km or 332 mi	Penapolis	$593
539 km or 335 mi	Januaria	$558
551 km or 342 mi	Gurupi	$578
555 km or 345 mi	Matao	$577

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