Manchester vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Manchester vs Paramaribo

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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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Cities near Manchester

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