Jacksonville vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	56	13
😀 Quality of life	87	54
🏙️ Population	950K	224K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 140% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1499th and 6184th ($2192 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st 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 Jacksonville compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 325th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$1767

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

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