Louisville vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	60	13
😀 Quality of life	87	54
🏙️ Population	246K	224K

The cost of living in Louisville is 102% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2604th and 6184th ($1847 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th 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 102nd best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 326th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Louisville	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$1767

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1897
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1906
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1859
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1611
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1813
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1853
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1714
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2100
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1942
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2126
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1650
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2045
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1785
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2392
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1968
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$2002
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1989
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1984
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1913
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1365
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1808
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2060
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1860
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2405
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1900
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2088
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1617
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1843
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1877
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2035

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