Los Angeles vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	99	14
😀 Quality of life	94	49
🏙️ Population	3.9M	224K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 267% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 72nd and 6225th ($3187 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 47th and 6243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Paramaribo

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	Los Angeles	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$5271

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

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