Paramaribo vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paramaribo Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2132
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$277
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$467
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.1
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$272
$705
😷 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 78% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6461st and 8757th ($877 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 6448th and 4718th 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
$8.59
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.9%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$417
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.27
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.19
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.59
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.61
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.1
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.8
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1856
$5006

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Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1938
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$854
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$1174
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1996
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1979
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1180
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$1181
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$740
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$607
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$638
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$788
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$767
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$1010
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1136
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$753
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1097
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1232
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1284
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$676
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1336
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1454
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$848
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$743
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$844
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$649
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1079
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1078
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$699
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$995
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$989
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$741
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$669
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$732
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$734
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$675
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$589
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$642
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$643

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716