Guadalajara vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$480	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	49	14
😀 Quality of life	57	50
🏙️ Population	1.46M	224K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 15% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5385th and 6145th ($1017 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Mexico and Suriname, respectively. Check Mexico vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 5625th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Paramaribo

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	Guadalajara	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$1909

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

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