Hefei vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hefei	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1770	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$214	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1012	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	84	13
😀 Quality of life	71	54
🏙️ Population	9.37M	224K

The cost of living in Hefei is 27% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 7494th and 6184th ($670 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 1st in China and Suriname, respectively. Check China vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 3146th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Paramaribo

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	Hefei	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.65	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.17%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3568	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.52	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8681	$1767

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693

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