Paramaribo vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$4810
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	14	88
😀 Quality of life	50	90
🏙️ Population	224K	653K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 67% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6145th and 603rd ($881 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 553rd in Suriname and the United States, respectively. Check Suriname vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 6256th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Paramaribo	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$16585

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741