Paramaribo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paramaribo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2197	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$311	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.1	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$1068
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	99
😀 Quality of life	54	76
🏙️ Population	224K	24.9M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 20% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6184th and 4880th ($914 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6361st and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Shanghai

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	Paramaribo	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.81	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$727	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$468	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.4	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1767	$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789