Paramaribo vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$301	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	14	29
😀 Quality of life	50	36
🏙️ Population	224K	159K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 5% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6145th and 6298th ($881 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Suriname and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Suriname vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6256th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Praia

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	Paramaribo	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491