Paramaribo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paramaribo	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$277	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$271	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	14	73
😀 Quality of life	55	80
🏙️ Population	224K	7.01M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 46% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6325th and 3418th ($881 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Suriname and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Suriname vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6283rd and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Riyadh

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	Paramaribo	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$492	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$414	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.2	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.96	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.62	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.65	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.7	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$9818

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1934
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1931
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1201
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1151
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$692
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$573
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$606
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$784
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$764
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1007
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1111
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$716
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1213
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$653
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1463
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$701
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$622
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1076
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1075
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$697
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$988
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$988
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$736
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$631
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$693
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$620

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463