Paramaribo vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$301	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$5531
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	14	87
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	224K	1.39M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 74% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6145th and 36th ($881 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6256th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs San Diego

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	Paramaribo	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759