Long Beach vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$267
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	94	14
😀 Quality of life	76	50
🏙️ Population	467K	224K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 214% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 379th and 6145th ($2764 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th 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 231st best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 949th and 6256th 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	$16.2	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$1909

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683

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