Paramaribo vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paramaribo	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$877	$1403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2132	$3268
🏠 One person rent	$277	$753
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$1262
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$94.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$272	$1868
😷 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 37% less expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 6461st and 4334th ($877 vs $1403) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 77th 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 7th in Spain, while ranked 6448th and 506th 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	$8.59	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$825
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.9%	3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$4721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$417	$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$6.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.8	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1856	$8423

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1996
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1979
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1180
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1181
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$740
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$607
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$638
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$788
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$767
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1010
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1136
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$753
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1232
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$676
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1454
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$743
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$844
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$649
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1079
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1078
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$699
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$989
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$741
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$669
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$734
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$675
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$643

Cities near Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1353
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1337
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1385
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1275
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1497
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1560
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$1003
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1331
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1625
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1336
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$1935
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$1041
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1551
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1563
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1394
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1500
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1490
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1300
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1340
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1471
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$881
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1385
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$1044
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1581
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1218
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$1123
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1979