Paramaribo vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paramaribo	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$271	$4380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	54
😀 Quality of life	55	88
🏙️ Population	224K	525K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 69% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 6325th and 362nd ($881 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 307th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 6283rd and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Paramaribo	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$492	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$414	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.96	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.62	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.65	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.7	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850