Memphis vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$280
😷 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 110% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2305th and 6184th ($1917 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 311th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Memphis	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$1767

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

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