Paramaribo vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paramaribo	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$297	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$493
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	42
😀 Quality of life	49	51
🏙️ Population	224K	316K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 27% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6225th and 4621st ($869 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Suriname and El Salvador, respectively. Check Suriname vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 6243rd and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs San Salvador

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	Paramaribo	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1192	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.12%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$188	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$173	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.5	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$4693

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1145
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$709
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$882
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1088
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1081
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$904
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$639
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$715
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$866
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$912
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$870
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$791
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$883
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$599
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$870
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$734
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$872
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$639
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$650
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$457
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$646
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$774
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$859
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$712
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$729
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$697