Paramaribo vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paramaribo Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$869
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2398
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$297
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.9
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$280
$623
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
14
71
😀 Quality of life
49
61
🏙️ Population
224K
10.6M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 71% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6225th and 8633rd ($869 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 6243rd and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Shijiazhuang

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Paramaribo Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.93
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.18
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$539
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.12%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$188
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$173
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.7
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.05
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.5
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.6
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5271
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1698
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1642
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1015
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$986
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$586
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$582
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$633
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$785
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$770
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$964
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1101
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$728
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1070
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1164
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1168
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$666
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1360
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1390
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$725
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$871
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$611
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1061
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1065
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$719
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$981
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$1004
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$731
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$630
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$708
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$714
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$662
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$538
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$627
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$602

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734