Paramaribo vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paramaribo	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2197	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$311	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.1	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$4362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	13	82
😀 Quality of life	54	89
🏙️ Population	224K	468K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 60% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6184th and 1363rd ($914 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 6361st and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Paramaribo	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.81	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$727	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$468	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.4	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.5	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1767	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729