Melbourne vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	13
😀 Quality of life	100	54
🏙️ Population	5.35M	224K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 178% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 829th and 6184th ($2543 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Suriname, respectively. Check Australia vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 1st and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Paramaribo

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	Melbourne	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$1767

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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