Paramaribo vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paramaribo	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2197	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$311	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$2782
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$710
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.1	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$4542
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	13	54
😀 Quality of life	54	87
🏙️ Population	224K	525K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 66% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 6184th and 605th ($914 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 533rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 6361st and 347th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Paramaribo	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.81	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$727	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$468	$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.4	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.5	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1767	$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848