Paramaribo vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paramaribo	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$877	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2132	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$272	$3839
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	13	95
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	224K	985K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 65% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6461st and 849th ($877 vs $2524) 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 1.5 months in Stockholm. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6448th and 23rd 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	$8.59	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.9%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$417	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.1	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.8	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1856	$17693

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Cities near Paramaribo

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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516