Mesa vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	67	14
😀 Quality of life	73	50
🏙️ Population	504K	224K

The cost of living in Mesa is 174% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 933rd and 6145th ($2413 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 1561st and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mesa	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$1909

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583