Paramaribo vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$301	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$653
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	40
😀 Quality of life	50	63
🏙️ Population	224K	573K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 25% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6145th and 6866th ($881 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Suriname and Morocco, respectively. Check Suriname vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 6256th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Rabat

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	Paramaribo	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430