Istanbul vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$649	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	95	14
😀 Quality of life	76	50
🏙️ Population	15.7M	224K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 42% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4347th and 6145th ($1248 vs $881) 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 0.7 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 850th and 6256th 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	$11	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$1909

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583