Paramaribo vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paramaribo	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$271	$3571
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	95
😀 Quality of life	55	96
🏙️ Population	224K	985K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 62% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6325th and 1273rd ($881 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Suriname and Sweden, respectively. Check Suriname vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6283rd and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Stockholm

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	Paramaribo	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$492	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$414	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.96	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.62	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.65	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.7	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$15313

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482