Paramaribo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paramaribo Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$914
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2197
$2793
🏠 One person rent
$311
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$1013
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.1
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$280
$1316
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
13
85
😀 Quality of life
54
71
🏙️ Population
224K
5.65M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 20% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6184th and 4898th ($914 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6361st and 3542nd 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
$9.81
$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.86%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$468
$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$403
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.04
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.61
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.6
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1767
$13865

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$1908
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1081
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1079
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1467
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1478
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1383
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1312
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1085
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1445
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1521
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$758
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1220
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1533
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1673
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1428
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1843
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1550
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1698
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$834
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1970
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1455
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1974
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1419
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1594
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1054
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1391
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1492
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1403
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1525
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1179
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1597