Paramaribo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Paramaribo	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$896	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2443	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$327	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$949
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	14	70
😀 Quality of life	51	68
🏙️ Population	224K	12.7M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 12% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5990th and 5170th ($896 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6203rd and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Suzhou

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	Paramaribo	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.68	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.8	$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1610	$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.6	$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.61%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$207	$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$248	$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.4	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.68	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.01	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.72	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.1	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.8	$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$497	$22097

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1490
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$933
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$928
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$683
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$562
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$574
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$760
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$748
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$898
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1099
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$772
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1217
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$627
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1294
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$774
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$605
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1069
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1069
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$710
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1008
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$993
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$700
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$618
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$764
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$637
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$608
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$617

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$771
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$731
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$687
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$731
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$688
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$707
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$651
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1190
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$713
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$682
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$675
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1074
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$694
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$682
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$831
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$625
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$625
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$755
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$645
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$631
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$720
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$703
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$789
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$677
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$696
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$652
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$690
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$898
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645