Manchester vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2398
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$280
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
91
14
😀 Quality of life
92
49
🏙️ Population
548K
224K

The cost of living in Manchester is 146% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1500th and 6225th ($2137 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Suriname, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 76th and 6243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$23.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$5271

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1698
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1642
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1015
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$986
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$586
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$582
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$633
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$785
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$770
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$964
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1101
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$728
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1070
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1164
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1168
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$666
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1360
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1390
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$725
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$871
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$611
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1061
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1065
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$719
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$981
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$1004
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$731
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$630
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$708
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$714
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$662
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$538
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$627
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$602