Paramaribo vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Paramaribo	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$896	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2443	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$327	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$6928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	87
😀 Quality of life	51	92
🏙️ Population	224K	1.01M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5990th and 22nd ($896 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 months in San Jose, United States. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6203rd and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs San Jose, United States

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	Paramaribo	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.68	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.8	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1610	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.6	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.61%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$207	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$248	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.4	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.68	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.01	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.72	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.1	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.8	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$497	$15889

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123