Paramaribo vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paramaribo	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2197	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$311	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.1	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$1093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	13	74
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	224K	9.07M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 49% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6184th and 7878th ($914 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6361st and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Shenyang

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	Paramaribo	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.81	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$727	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$468	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.4	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.5	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1767	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532