Malaga vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$851	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	24	14
😀 Quality of life	78	50
🏙️ Population	592K	224K

The cost of living in Malaga is 62% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 3759th and 6145th ($1430 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 Malaga compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 708th and 6256th 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	$12.5	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$1909

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583