Paramaribo vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paramaribo	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$877	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2132	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$272	$2197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	13	91
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	224K	2.75M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 58% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6461st and 1819th ($877 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Suriname and Italy, respectively. Check Suriname vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6448th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Rome

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	Paramaribo	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.59	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.9%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$417	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.1	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.8	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1856	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358