Indianapolis vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	70	14
😀 Quality of life	91	55
🏙️ Population	888K	224K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 171% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1089th and 6325th ($2382 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 186th and 6283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$1874

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

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