Paramaribo vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$6742
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	80
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	224K	737K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 71% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6145th and 158th ($881 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6256th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Seattle

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	Paramaribo	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093