Paramaribo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paramaribo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2197	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$311	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.1	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	96
😀 Quality of life	54	75
🏙️ Population	224K	11.5M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 19% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6184th and 4918th ($914 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Suriname and Brazil, respectively. Check Suriname vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6361st and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Sao Paulo

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	Paramaribo	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.81	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$727	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$468	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1767	$15990

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1966
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1941
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1236
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1212
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$744
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$618
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$649
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$793
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$772
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1039
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1138
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$759
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1223
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$669
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1453
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$750
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$830
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$655
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1083
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1083
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$707
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1005
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$752
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$667
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$747
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$685
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$650
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$652

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720