Paramaribo vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paramaribo Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$914
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2197
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$311
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.1
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$280
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
13
58
😀 Quality of life
54
68
🏙️ Population
224K
10.6M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 76% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6184th and 8567th ($914 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6361st and 4412th 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
$9.81
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.86%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$468
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$403
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.04
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.61
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.6
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1767
$5149

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740