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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paramaribo	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$277	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$271	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	87
😀 Quality of life	55	93
🏙️ Population	224K	1.01M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 78% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6325th and 6th ($881 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6283rd and 88th 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	$10	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$492	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$414	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.2	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.96	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.62	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.65	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.7	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$22302

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1934
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1931
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1201
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1151
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$692
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$573
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$606
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$784
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$764
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1007
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1111
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$716
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1213
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$653
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1463
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$701
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$622
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1076
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1075
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$697
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$988
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$988
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$736
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$631
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$693
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$620

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254