Guangzhou vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$352	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	97	14
😀 Quality of life	75	50
🏙️ Population	18.7M	224K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 12% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6548th and 6145th ($774 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in China and Suriname, respectively. Check China vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 1055th and 6256th 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	$3.42	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$1909

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

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