Paramaribo vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$301	$344
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$397
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	14	27
😀 Quality of life	50	52
🏙️ Population	224K	3.15M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 13% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 6145th and 6526th ($881 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Suriname and Bolivia, respectively. Check Suriname vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 6256th and 6116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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	Paramaribo	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$4204

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583

Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance	City	Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi	Sucre	$666
304 km or 189 mi	Sacaba	$538
317 km or 197 mi	Cochabamba	$535
335 km or 208 mi	Potosi	$507
376 km or 233 mi	Trinidad	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Oruro	$600
446 km or 277 mi	Tarija	$630
528 km or 328 mi	Tartagal	$804
545 km or 339 mi	La Paz	$688
550 km or 342 mi	El Alto	$673
601 km or 373 mi	Corumba	$583
606 km or 377 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
617 km or 384 mi	Caceres	$643
650 km or 404 mi	Vilhena	$577
688 km or 428 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
691 km or 430 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
737 km or 458 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
744 km or 462 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
747 km or 464 mi	Tacna	$414
757 km or 470 mi	Arica	$748
758 km or 471 mi	Puno	$520
772 km or 480 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
779 km or 484 mi	Iquique	$923
779 km or 484 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
781 km or 485 mi	Juliaca	$547
789 km or 490 mi	Varzea Grande	$682
792 km or 492 mi	Calama	$673
795 km or 494 mi	Cuiaba	$725
811 km or 504 mi	Salta	$1121
863 km or 536 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
865 km or 537 mi	Concepcion	$521
876 km or 544 mi	Ariquemes	$575
900 km or 559 mi	Arequipa	$588
921 km or 573 mi	Rondonopolis	$546
941 km or 585 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
944 km or 587 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
949 km or 589 mi	Campo Grande	$588
992 km or 616 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
1001 km or 622 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1005 km or 625 mi	Dourados	$599