Milan vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milan	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2328	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5536	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2292	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2255	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	98	13
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	1.35M	224K

The cost of living in Milan is 155% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1228th and 6184th ($2328 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Italy and Suriname, respectively. Check Italy vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 276th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Paramaribo

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	Milan	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.24	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.73	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1060	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1894	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.13%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11130	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5384	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.4	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.28	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.6	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$898	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19884	$1767

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1706
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1808
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1330
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1624
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1725
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1479
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1757
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1271
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1497
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1479
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1591
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1563
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1556
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1320
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2763
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1429
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1394
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1335
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1893
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$3160
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1226
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1320
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1620
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1613
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1659
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1578
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1724
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1488
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1673
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2850
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1565
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1607
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1386
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1665
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1653

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