Guayaquil vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$2132
🏠 One person rent
$474
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$467
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$272
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
45
13
😀 Quality of life
56
54
🏙️ Population
2.65M
224K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 17% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5445th and 6461st ($1029 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ecuador and Suriname, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6296th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Paramaribo

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Guayaquil Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$1856

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$905
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$755
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$847
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$734
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$716
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$822
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$656
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$785
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$510
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$814
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$590
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$538
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$594
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$668
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$714
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$605
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$569
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$660
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$650
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$619
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$640
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$663
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$637
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$607
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$676
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$596
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$617
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$606
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$514
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$746
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$829
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$825
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$746
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$760
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$592
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$540

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1938
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$854
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$1174
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1996
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1979
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1180
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$1181
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$740
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$607
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$638
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$788
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$767
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$1010
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1136
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$753
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1097
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1232
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1284
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$676
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1336
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1454
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$848
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$743
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$844
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$649
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1079
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1078
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$699
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$995
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$989
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$741
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$669
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$732
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$734
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$675
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$589
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$642
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$643