Paramaribo vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Paramaribo	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$896	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2443	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$327	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$850
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	14	27
😀 Quality of life	51	54
🏙️ Population	224K	545K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 26% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5990th and 4384th ($896 vs $1218) 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 6203rd and 6039th 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	$6.68	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.8	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1610	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.6	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.61%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$207	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$248	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.4	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.68	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.01	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.72	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.8	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$497	$2991

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1490
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$933
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$928
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$683
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$562
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$574
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$760
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$748
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$898
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1099
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$772
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1217
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$627
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1294
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$774
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$605
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1069
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1069
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$710
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1008
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$993
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$700
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$618
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$764
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$637
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$608
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$617

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812