Paramaribo vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paramaribo	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2197	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$311	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.1	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$2041
😷 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 54% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6184th and 2104th ($914 vs $1972) 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 months in Rome. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6361st and 134th 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	$9.81	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$727	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$468	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.4	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1767	$14156

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330