Kingston vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kingston	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1325	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3635	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$605	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$1602	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$765	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	41	14
😀 Quality of life	54	49
🏙️ Population	580K	224K

The cost of living in Kingston is 52% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4282nd and 6225th ($1325 vs $869) 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 5962nd and 6243rd 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	$7.66	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2261	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1187	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.25	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$5271

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728

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