Jeddah vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$511	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	45	14
😀 Quality of life	75	49
🏙️ Population	4.7M	224K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 29% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4828th and 6225th ($1123 vs $869) 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 2 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 1110th and 6243rd 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	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$5271

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1698
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1642
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1015
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$986
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$586
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$582
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$785
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$770
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$964
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1101
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$728
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1164
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$666
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1390
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$725
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$871
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$611
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1061
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1065
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$719
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$981
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1004
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$731
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$630
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$714
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$662
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$627
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$602