Louisville vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Louisville	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1837	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4317	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1745	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3958	$272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	60	13
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	246K	224K

The cost of living in Louisville is 109% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2713th and 6461st ($1837 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1895th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Louisville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 333rd and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Paramaribo

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	Louisville	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.42	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.8	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1806	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2940	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.46	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1219	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16074	$1856

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011

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