Hong Kong vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	88	49
🏙️ Population	7.41M	224K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 217% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 379th and 6225th ($2753 vs $869) 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 1.5 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 205th and 6243rd 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	$8.31	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$5271

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1698
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1642
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1015
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$986
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$586
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$582
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$785
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$770
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$964
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1101
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$728
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1164
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$666
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1390
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$725
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$871
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$611
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1061
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1065
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$719
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$981
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1004
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$731
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$630
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$714
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$662
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$627
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$602