Indianapolis vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	70	13
😀 Quality of life	89	54
🏙️ Population	888K	224K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 163% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1079th and 6184th ($2405 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 237th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$1767

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

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