Paramaribo vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$4749
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	14	82
😀 Quality of life	50	88
🏙️ Population	224K	468K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 63% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6145th and 972nd ($881 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6256th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Paramaribo	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682