Kingston vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$664	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	41	14
😀 Quality of life	54	50
🏙️ Population	580K	224K

The cost of living in Kingston is 56% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 3941st and 6145th ($1378 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 0.6 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 5942nd and 6256th 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	$7.64	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$1909

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583