New York City vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$267
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	8.8M	224K

The cost of living in New York City is 404% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 3rd and 6145th ($4441 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 22nd and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Paramaribo

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	New York City	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$1909

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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