Melbourne vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$2443
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$248
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	98	51
🏙️ Population	4.53M	224K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 163% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 933rd and 5990th ($2356 vs $896) 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 1.6 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 2nd and 6203rd 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	$14.4	$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$1610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$44.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$497

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1490
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$933
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$928
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$683
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$562
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$574
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$760
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$748
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$898
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1099
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$772
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1217
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$627
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1294
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$774
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$605
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1069
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1069
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$710
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1008
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$993
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$700
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$618
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$764
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$637
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$608
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$617