Paramaribo vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$301	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$374
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	14	56
😀 Quality of life	50	57
🏙️ Population	224K	2.42M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 25% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6145th and 6861st ($881 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 7th in Brazil, while ranked 6256th and 5641st 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	$6.93	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$10392

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677