New York City vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	13
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	8.8M	224K

The cost of living in New York City is 379% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4th and 6461st ($4207 vs $877) 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 1.2 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 18th and 6448th 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	$23.6	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$1856

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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