Guangzhou vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2197
🏠 One person rent
$342
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$280
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
96
13
😀 Quality of life
77
54
🏙️ Population
18.7M
224K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 14% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6854th and 6184th ($785 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Suriname, respectively. Check China vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 1149th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Paramaribo

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Guangzhou Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$1767

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

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