Kingston vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$578
$327
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
41
14
😀 Quality of life
56
51
🏙️ Population
580K
224K

The cost of living in Kingston is 40% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4318th and 5990th ($1250 vs $896) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Suriname, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 5883rd and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Paramaribo

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Kingston Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.46
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$1610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$3.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$5.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$44.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$497

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$921
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1490
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1528
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$933
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$928
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$683
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$562
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$574
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$760
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$748
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$898
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1099
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$772
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1053
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1217
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1218
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$627
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1353
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1294
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$774
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$838
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$605
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1069
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1069
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$710
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$1008
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$993
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$700
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$618
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$761
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$764
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$637
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$577
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$608
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$617