London vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	99	49
🏙️ Population	8.8M	224K

The cost of living in London is 294% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 37th and 6225th ($3427 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Suriname, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 2nd and 6243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$5271

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

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