Paramaribo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$301	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$947
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	14	81
😀 Quality of life	50	67
🏙️ Population	224K	5.6M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 10% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6145th and 5668th ($881 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 months in Saint Petersburg. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6256th and 3598th 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	$6.93	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$7571

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441