Long Beach vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	94	13
😀 Quality of life	78	54
🏙️ Population	467K	224K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 194% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 604th and 6184th ($2683 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 958th and 6361st 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	$19.1	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$1767

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164

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