Mexico City vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$2132
🏠 One person rent
$774
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$467
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
93
13
😀 Quality of life
72
54
🏙️ Population
9.21M
224K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 63% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4274th and 6461st ($1428 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Mexico and Suriname, respectively. Check Mexico vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 3354th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Paramaribo

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Mexico City Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$3.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$1856

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

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