Kingston vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$654	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	40	14
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	580K	224K

The cost of living in Kingston is 55% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4339th and 6325th ($1364 vs $881) 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 0.4 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 6173rd and 6283rd 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	$9.4	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$1874

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713

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