Lisbon vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	93	13
😀 Quality of life	83	54
🏙️ Population	546K	224K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 115% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2123rd and 6184th ($1966 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Portugal and Suriname, respectively. Check Portugal vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 532nd and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Paramaribo

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	Lisbon	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$1767

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

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