Paramaribo vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paramaribo	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$277	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$271	$917
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	14	26
😀 Quality of life	55	54
🏙️ Population	224K	84.1K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 29% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6325th and 4606th ($881 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Suriname vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6283rd and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Port of Spain

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	Paramaribo	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$492	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$414	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.2	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.96	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.62	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.65	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.7	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$8058

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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

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757