Jacksonville vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	56	14
😀 Quality of life	89	55
🏙️ Population	950K	224K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 152% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1415th and 6325th ($2222 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th 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 88th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 278th and 6283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$1874

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

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