Paramaribo vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paramaribo	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$877	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2132	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$272	$4411
😷 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 62% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6461st and 1246th ($877 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th 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 64th in the United States, while ranked 6448th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Raleigh

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	Paramaribo	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.59	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.9%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$417	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.8	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1856	$24650

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1996
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1979
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1180
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1181
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$740
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$607
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$638
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$788
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$767
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1010
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1136
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$753
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1232
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$676
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1454
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$743
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$844
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$649
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1079
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1078
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$699
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$989
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$741
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$669
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$734
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$675
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$643

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736