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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paramaribo	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$297	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$6972
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	87
😀 Quality of life	49	93
🏙️ Population	224K	1.01M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 76% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6225th and 13th ($869 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.9 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 6243rd and 57th 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	$6.93	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1192	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.12%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$188	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$173	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.5	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146