Paramaribo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paramaribo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$896
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$327
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
100
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
224K
24.9M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 25% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5990th and 4461st ($896 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Suriname and China, respectively. Check Suriname vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6203rd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Paramaribo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.68
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1610
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.9
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.61%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$207
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$248
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.78
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.7
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.01
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.72
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.8
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$497
$28143

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$1248
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$870
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$921
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1490
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$1528
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$933
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$928
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$683
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$562
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$574
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$760
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$748
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$898
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1099
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$772
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1053
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1217
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1218
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$627
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1353
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1294
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$774
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$838
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$605
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1069
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1069
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$710
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$1008
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$993
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$700
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$618
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$761
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$764
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$637
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$577
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$608
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$617

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740