New Orleans vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	85	13
😀 Quality of life	89	54
🏙️ Population	384K	224K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 154% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1435th and 6461st ($2226 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th 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 New Orleans compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. New Orleans ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 290th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Paramaribo

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	New Orleans	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.5	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$1856

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1996
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1979
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1180
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1181
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$740
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$607
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$638
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$788
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$767
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1010
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1136
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$753
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1232
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$676
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1454
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$743
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$844
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$649
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1079
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1078
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$699
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$989
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$741
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$669
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$734
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$675
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$643