Memphis vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Memphis	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1891	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4432	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1566	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.8	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	66	14
😀 Quality of life	89	55
🏙️ Population	633K	224K

The cost of living in Memphis is 115% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2352nd and 6325th ($1891 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd 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 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 293rd and 6283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Memphis	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$978	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.68	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1574	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27140	$1874

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1934
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1931
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1201
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1151
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$692
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$573
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$606
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$784
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$764
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1007
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1111
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$716
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1213
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$653
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1463
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$701
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$622
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1076
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1075
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$697
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$988
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$988
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$736
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$631
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$693
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$620