Paramaribo vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paramaribo	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2197	$4415
🏠 One person rent	$311	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$1957
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.1	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$2366
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	13	93
😀 Quality of life	54	89
🏙️ Population	224K	1.4M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 52% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6184th and 2377th ($914 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Suriname and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Suriname vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6361st and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Paramaribo	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.81	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$727	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$468	$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.4	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.5	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1767	$19039

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1966
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1941
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1236
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1212
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$744
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$618
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$649
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$793
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$772
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1039
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1138
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$759
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1223
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$669
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1453
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$750
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$830
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$655
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1083
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1083
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$707
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1005
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$752
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$667
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$747
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$685
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$650
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$652

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340