Guayaquil vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$384
$327
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
47
14
😀 Quality of life
62
51
🏙️ Population
2.72M
224K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 0.8% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5949th and 5990th ($903 vs $896) 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 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 5176th and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$3.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$5.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$44.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$801
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$834
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$754
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$814
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$603
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$790
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$638
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$547
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$472
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$570
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$637
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$775
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$514
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$851
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$532
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$543
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$536
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$592
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$551
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$612
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$504
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$515
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$533
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$511
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$499
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$506
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$476
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$525
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$455
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$416
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$611
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$720
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$552
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$648
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$726
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$507
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$491

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$921
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1490
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1528
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$933
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$928
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$683
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$562
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$574
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$760
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$748
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$898
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1099
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$772
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1053
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1217
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1218
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$627
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1353
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1294
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$774
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$838
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$605
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1069
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1069
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$710
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$1008
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$993
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$700
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$618
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$761
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$764
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$637
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$577
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$608
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$617