Paramaribo vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paramaribo San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$914
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2197
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$311
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.1
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$280
$1063
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
13
60
😀 Quality of life
54
73
🏙️ Population
224K
335K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 42% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6184th and 3714th ($914 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Suriname and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Suriname vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 6361st and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Paramaribo San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.81
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.86%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$468
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$403
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.04
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.61
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.6
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1767
$16872

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$890
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$1236
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1966
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1941
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1236
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$1212
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$744
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$618
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$649
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$793
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$772
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$1039
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1138
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$759
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1106
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$896
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1223
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1281
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$669
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1328
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1453
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$846
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$750
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$830
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$655
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1083
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1083
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$707
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$995
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$1005
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$752
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$667
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$744
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$747
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1214
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$685
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$596
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$650
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1471
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1362
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1361
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$872
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1228
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1024
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1929
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$844
246 km or 153 mi David
$909
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$796
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$706
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$817
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$788
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$665
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$503
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$759
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$716
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1147
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$791
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1144
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1185
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$982
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1396
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1590
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1373
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1361
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1132
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1123
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$678
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$756
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1291
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1261
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1254
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1231
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
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$619
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$832