Paramaribo vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paramaribo	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$277	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$271	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	14	56
😀 Quality of life	55	62
🏙️ Population	224K	2.42M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 11% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6325th and 6702nd ($881 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 0.5 months in Salvador. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 6283rd and 5621st 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	$10	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$492	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$414	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.2	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.96	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.62	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.65	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.7	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$13462

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699