Paramaribo vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paramaribo	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$297	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$437
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	14	56
😀 Quality of life	49	58
🏙️ Population	224K	2.42M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 17% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6225th and 6712th ($869 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 0.6 months in Salvador. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 6243rd and 5558th 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	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1192	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.12%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$188	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$173	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.5	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$10964

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1698
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1642
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1015
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$986
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$586
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$582
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$785
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$770
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$964
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1101
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$728
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1164
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$666
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1390
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$725
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$871
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$611
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1061
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1065
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$719
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$981
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1004
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$731
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$630
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$714
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$662
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$627
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$602

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610