Milwaukee vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$267
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	82	14
😀 Quality of life	88	50
🏙️ Population	577K	224K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 133% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1702nd and 6145th ($2054 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th 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 Milwaukee compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 240th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$1909

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378

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