Istanbul vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Istanbul	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3415	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$687	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$1209	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1177	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	95	13
😀 Quality of life	79	54
🏙️ Population	15.7M	224K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 45% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4475th and 6184th ($1328 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Suriname, respectively. Check Turkey vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Istanbul compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 829th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Paramaribo

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	Istanbul	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.67	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.66%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1658	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.2	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1014	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23206	$1767

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$651
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$634
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$790
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$824
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$807
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$899
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$866
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$692
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$763
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$593
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$598
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$710
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$764
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$522
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$750
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$656
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$747
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$606
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$855
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1201
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$741
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$699
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1140
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$676
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$702
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$610
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$743
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$702
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$743
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1060
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1020

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