Malaga vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	24	13
😀 Quality of life	79	54
🏙️ Population	599K	224K

The cost of living in Malaga is 97% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 3160th and 6461st ($1727 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 months in Malaga compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 802nd and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Paramaribo

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	Malaga	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$1856

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538

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