Paramaribo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paramaribo	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$277	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$271	$969
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	14	96
😀 Quality of life	55	78
🏙️ Population	224K	17.5M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 0.3% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6325th and 6334th ($881 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6283rd and 1094th 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	$10	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$492	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$414	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.2	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.96	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.62	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.65	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.7	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$22402

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1934
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1931
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1201
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1151
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$692
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$573
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$606
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$784
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$764
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1007
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1111
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$716
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1213
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$653
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1463
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$701
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$622
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1076
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1075
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$697
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$988
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$988
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$736
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$631
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$693
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$620

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634