Paramaribo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paramaribo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$896
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$327
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
14
96
😀 Quality of life
51
80
🏙️ Population
224K
17.5M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 5% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5990th and 5744th ($896 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6203rd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Paramaribo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.68
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1610
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.61%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$207
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$248
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.78
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.7
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.01
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.72
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.8
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$497
$24305

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$1248
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$870
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$921
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1490
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$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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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584