Los Angeles vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$272
😷 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 285% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 72nd and 6461st ($3378 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 55th and 6448th 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	$21.9	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$1856

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1996
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1979
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1180
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1181
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$740
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$607
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$638
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$788
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$767
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1010
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1136
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$753
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1232
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$676
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1454
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$743
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$844
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$649
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1079
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1078
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$699
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$989
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$741
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$669
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$734
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$675
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$643