Jeddah vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$584	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$272
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	45	13
😀 Quality of life	78	54
🏙️ Population	4.7M	224K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 38% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4757th and 6461st ($1209 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Suriname, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 990th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Paramaribo

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	Jeddah	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$1856

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1996
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1979
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1180
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1181
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$740
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$607
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$638
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$788
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$767
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1010
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1136
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$753
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1232
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$676
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1454
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$743
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$844
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$649
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1079
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1078
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$699
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$989
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$741
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$669
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$734
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$675
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$643