Memphis vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	66	13
😀 Quality of life	87	54
🏙️ Population	633K	224K

The cost of living in Memphis is 111% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2663rd and 6461st ($1851 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 1st in the United States and Suriname, respectively. Check the United States vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 362nd and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Paramaribo

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	Memphis	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$1856

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822

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