Guayaquil vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guayaquil	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$953	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$426	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$280
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	46	13
😀 Quality of life	59	54
🏙️ Population	2.65M	224K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 4% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5910th and 6184th ($953 vs $914) 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 0.6 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 6017th and 6361st 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	$4.6	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.6	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$795	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.7	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.03%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1626	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6061	$1767

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$842
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$704
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$707
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$829
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$653
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$780
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$514
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$762
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$577
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$516
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$559
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$660
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$864
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$705
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$593
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$557
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$651
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$617
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$672
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$694
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$675
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$583
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$626
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$631
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$524
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$811
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$850
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$856
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$788
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$745
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$606
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$527

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