Los Angeles vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$280
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	99	13
😀 Quality of life	93	54
🏙️ Population	3.9M	224K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 274% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 62nd and 6184th ($3420 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 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 50th and 6361st 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	$22.4	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$1767

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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