Madrid vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	98	13
😀 Quality of life	91	54
🏙️ Population	3.51M	224K

The cost of living in Madrid is 131% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1723rd and 6184th ($2109 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Suriname, respectively. Check Spain vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 160th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Paramaribo

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	Madrid	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$1767

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

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