New York City vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	98	55
🏙️ Population	8.8M	224K

The cost of living in New York City is 377% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4th and 6325th ($4203 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 11th and 6283rd 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	$23.2	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$1874

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1934
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1931
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1201
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1151
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$692
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$573
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$606
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$784
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$764
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1007
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1111
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$716
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1213
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$653
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1463
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$701
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$622
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1076
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1075
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$697
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$988
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$988
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$736
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$631
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$693
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$620