Nassau vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nassau	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6516	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1655	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$3255	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$799	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	10	14
😀 Quality of life	62	50
🏙️ Population	274K	224K

The cost of living in Nassau is 211% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 417th and 6145th ($2741 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Bahamas and Suriname, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nassau compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 4877th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nassau	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$32.1	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.8	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.32	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1639	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3143	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2824	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.2	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.11%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4154	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3050	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.4	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.74	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.63	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.9	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.56	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.6	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14985	$1909

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2192
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2731
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3075
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2660
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3016
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2381
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2882
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2732
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2553
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2664
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2710
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3240
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2681
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3092
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2667
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2679
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2761
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4044
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2682

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