Panama City vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1583
$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3567
$2132
🏠 One person rent
$976
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$1633
$467
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
42
13
😀 Quality of life
69
54
🏙️ Population
410K
224K

The cost of living in Panama City is 80% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 3744th and 6461st ($1583 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Panama and Suriname, respectively. Check Panama vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 4400th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Paramaribo

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Panama City Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$3.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1062
$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3048
$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.04
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13402
$1856

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1425
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1403
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1395
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$977
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1179
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1153
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1154
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$764
329 km or 204 mi David
$922
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$703
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1332
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$572
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1155
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$757
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1290
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1454
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1378
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$707
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$915
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1323
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$992
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$950
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$909
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$825
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$738
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$874
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$717
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1273
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$789
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$971
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$825
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$887
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$709
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$719
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$537
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$957

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