Long Beach vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$280
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	94	14
😀 Quality of life	77	49
🏙️ Population	467K	224K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 209% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 464th and 6225th ($2681 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 1st in the United States and Suriname, respectively. Check the United States vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 769th and 6243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Paramaribo

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	Long Beach	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$5271

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614

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