Paramaribo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paramaribo	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2197	$2526
🏠 One person rent	$311	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$975
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.1	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$938
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	13	95
😀 Quality of life	54	76
🏙️ Population	224K	17.5M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 8% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6184th and 5618th ($914 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6361st and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Shenzhen

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	Paramaribo	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.81	$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$727	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$468	$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.4	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1767	$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$678
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$694
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1734
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$548
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$638
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$873
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$785
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$627
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$954
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$858
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$777
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$801
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$908
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$793
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$682
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$474
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$828
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$766
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$778
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$802
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$797
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$758
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$739
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$751
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$714
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$729
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$711
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$892
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$528
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$648