Milan vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milan	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5010	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1119	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2148	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2069	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	98	14
😀 Quality of life	86	50
🏙️ Population	1.35M	224K

The cost of living in Milan is 130% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1772nd and 6145th ($2022 vs $881) 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 341st and 6256th 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	$18.3	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1745	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.37%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4766	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.23	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$790	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14604	$1909

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1586
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1503
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1592
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1228
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1506
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1503
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1271
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1634
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1365
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1157
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1450
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1389
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1334
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1202
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2507
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1401
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1240
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1293
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1410
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$2853
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1162
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1209
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1403
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1470
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1424
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1405
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1512
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1459
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1474
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2344
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1348
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1203
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1509
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1506

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