La Paz vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$304	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	33	14
😀 Quality of life	46	50
🏙️ Population	756K	224K

The cost of living in La Paz is 22% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6947th and 6145th ($688 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Bolivia and Suriname, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6481st and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Paramaribo

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	La Paz	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$1909

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580

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