Indianapolis vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$2443
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$248
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	71	14
😀 Quality of life	89	51
🏙️ Population	888K	224K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 138% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1474th and 5990th ($2129 vs $896) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 146th and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$1610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$44.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$497

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1490
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$933
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$928
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$683
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$562
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$574
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$760
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$748
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$898
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1099
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$772
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1217
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$627
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1294
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$774
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$605
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1069
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1069
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$710
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1008
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$993
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$700
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$618
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$764
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$637
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$608
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$617