Houston vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	13
😀 Quality of life	96	54
🏙️ Population	2.3M	224K

The cost of living in Houston is 147% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1367th and 6184th ($2261 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 1st in the United States and Suriname, respectively. Check the United States vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 14th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$1767

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

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