Hanover vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$891	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	82	14
😀 Quality of life	93	55
🏙️ Population	548K	224K

The cost of living in Hanover is 108% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2626th and 6325th ($1828 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in Germany and Suriname, respectively. Check Germany vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 112th and 6283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hanover	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$1874

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1691
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1688
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1676
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1683
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1679
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1641
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1633
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1618
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1644
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1652
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1647
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1619
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1562
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1536
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1605
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1580
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1602
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1511
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1593
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1548
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1534
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1589
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1507
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1527
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1547
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1515
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1587
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1582
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1561
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1585
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1563
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1556
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1413
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1570
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1563
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1564
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1565

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1934
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1931
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1201
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1151
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$692
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$573
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$606
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$784
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$764
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1007
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1111
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$716
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1213
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$653
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1463
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$701
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$622
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1076
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1075
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$697
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$988
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$988
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$736
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$631
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$693
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$620