Paramaribo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paramaribo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$277	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$271	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	14	82
😀 Quality of life	55	71
🏙️ Population	224K	5.65M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 9% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6325th and 5813th ($881 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Suriname and Russia, respectively. Check Suriname vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6283rd and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Saint Petersburg

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	Paramaribo	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$492	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$414	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.2	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.96	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.62	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.65	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.7	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$10534

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566