Paramaribo vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paramaribo	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$877	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2132	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$272	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	99
😀 Quality of life	54	96
🏙️ Population	224K	2.11M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 65% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6461st and 916th ($877 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Suriname and France, respectively. Check Suriname vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6448th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Paris

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	Paramaribo	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.59	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.9%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$417	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.1	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.8	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1856	$17184

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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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544