Paramaribo vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paramaribo	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2197	$3236
🏠 One person rent	$311	$698
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$1233
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.1	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$1797
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	54
😀 Quality of life	54	84
🏙️ Population	224K	689K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 32% less expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 6184th and 4438th ($914 vs $1343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd in Suriname and Spain, respectively. Check Suriname vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.3 months in Seville. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Seville ranked 9th in Spain, while ranked 6361st and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Seville

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	Paramaribo	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.81	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$3.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$549
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$727	$1402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$468	$4598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$2116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.4	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$8.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$75.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.5	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1767	$8185

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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 Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1337
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1315
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1303
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1368
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1279
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1453
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1436
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$1022
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1291
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1670
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1317
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2004
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$1014
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1556
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1577
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1369
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1705
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1495
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1469
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1276
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1306
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1455
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$879
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1390
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$1040
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1544
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1190
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$1125
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1913