Medellin vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$408	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	66	14
😀 Quality of life	53	50
🏙️ Population	2.53M	224K

The cost of living in Medellin is 3% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6005th and 6145th ($906 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Colombia and Suriname, respectively. Check Colombia vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6049th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Paramaribo

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	Medellin	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$1909

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618

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