Moscow vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	96	13
😀 Quality of life	72	54
🏙️ Population	13.3M	224K

The cost of living in Moscow is 84% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 3277th and 6184th ($1678 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Suriname, respectively. Check Russia vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 2774th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Moscow	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$1767

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

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