Medellin vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Medellin	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2810	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$579	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$997	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$535	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	65	13
😀 Quality of life	64	54
🏙️ Population	2.53M	224K

The cost of living in Medellin is 27% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4852nd and 6184th ($1162 vs $914) 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 5346th and 6361st 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	$6.47	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.36%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2880	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.3	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.23	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.57	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.63	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.8	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8196	$1767

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$1012
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$737
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$862
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$769
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$749
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$749
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$537
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$816
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$858
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$958
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1106
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$563
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$680
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$733
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1045
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$630
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$856
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$788
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$593
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$850
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$765
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$586
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$727
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$740
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$606
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$674
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$678
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$631
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$687

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1966
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1941
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1236
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1212
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$744
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$618
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$649
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$793
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$772
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1039
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1138
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$759
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1223
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$669
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1453
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$750
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$830
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$655
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1083
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1083
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$707
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1005
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$752
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$667
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$747
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$685
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$650
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$652