Manchester vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	90	13
😀 Quality of life	93	54
🏙️ Population	548K	224K

The cost of living in Manchester is 170% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1156th and 6461st ($2365 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 78th and 6448th 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	$19.7	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$1856

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862

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