Kingston vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$2197
🏠 One person rent
$740
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$280
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
41
13
😀 Quality of life
61
54
🏙️ Population
938K
224K

The cost of living in Kingston is 62% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4050th and 6184th ($1482 vs $914) 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 5741st and 6361st 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
$10.2
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$1767

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1908
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$890
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$1236
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1966
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1941
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1236
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$1212
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$744
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$618
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$649
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$793
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$772
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$1039
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1138
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$759
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1106
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$896
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1223
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1281
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$669
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1328
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1453
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$846
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$750
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$830
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$655
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1083
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1083
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$707
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$995
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$1005
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$752
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$667
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$744
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$747
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1214
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$685
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$596
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$650
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$652