Paramaribo vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paramaribo	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2197	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$311	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.1	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	13	57
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	224K	2.42M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 3% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6184th and 6337th ($914 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Suriname and Brazil, respectively. Check Suriname vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 6361st and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Salvador

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	Paramaribo	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.81	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$727	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$468	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.4	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.5	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1767	$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751