Paramaribo vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Paramaribo	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$896	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2443	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$327	$1382
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$2287
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$3866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	14	81
😀 Quality of life	51	90
🏙️ Population	224K	1.43M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 60% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5990th and 1242nd ($896 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1113th in Suriname and the United States, respectively. Check Suriname vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6203rd and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Paramaribo	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.68	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.8	$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1610	$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.6	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.61%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$207	$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$248	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.4	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.68	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.01	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$94
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.72	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.8	$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$497	$19044

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1490
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$933
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$928
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$683
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$562
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$574
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$760
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$748
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$898
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1099
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$772
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1217
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$627
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1294
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$774
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$605
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1069
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1069
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$710
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1008
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$993
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$700
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$618
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$764
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$637
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$608
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$617

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2146
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2146
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2093
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2150
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2590
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2190
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2095
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2146
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1902
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1979
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$710
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1560
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2066
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1789
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1931
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1842
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$789
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$595
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1925
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1829
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2071
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2128
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$1972
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2221
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2126
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1801
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2118
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2108