Paramaribo vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paramaribo	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$8717
🏠 One person rent	$297	$2600
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$4501
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$806
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$7795
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	14	97
😀 Quality of life	49	97
🏙️ Population	224K	874K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 77% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6225th and 9th ($869 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6243rd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Paramaribo	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1192	$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.12%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$188	$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$173	$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.5	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$31050

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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 San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3146
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2940
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3082
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3196
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3152
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3053
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3224
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3048
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3293
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4155
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3672
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3473
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2831
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2949
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3804
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2981
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2714
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2922
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2986
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2851
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2885
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3176
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2845
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2726
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3010
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3610