Paramaribo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paramaribo	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$877	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2132	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$277	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$272	$2285
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	13	70
😀 Quality of life	54	78
🏙️ Population	224K	7.01M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 46% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6461st and 3529th ($877 vs $1632) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6448th and 879th 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	$8.59	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.9%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$417	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.1	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.8	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1856	$9443

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487