Hong Kong vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$271
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	83	55
🏙️ Population	7.41M	224K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 209% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 532nd and 6325th ($2718 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Suriname, respectively. Check China vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 548th and 6283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Paramaribo

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	Hong Kong	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$1874

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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