Los Angeles vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$271
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	99	14
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	3.9M	224K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 282% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 65th and 6325th ($3361 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 74th and 6283rd 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	$22.6	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$1874

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1934
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1931
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1201
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1151
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$692
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$573
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$606
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$784
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$764
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1007
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1111
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$716
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1213
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$653
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1463
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$701
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$622
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1076
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1075
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$697
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$988
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$988
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$736
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$631
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$693
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$620