Paramaribo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paramaribo	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$297	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$1044
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	14	70
😀 Quality of life	49	67
🏙️ Population	224K	12.7M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 15% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6225th and 5553rd ($869 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6243rd and 3798th 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	$6.93	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1192	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.12%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$188	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$173	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.5	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$26560

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1698
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1642
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1015
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$986
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$586
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$582
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$785
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$770
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$964
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1101
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$728
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1164
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$666
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1390
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$725
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$871
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$611
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1061
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1065
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$719
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$981
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1004
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$731
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$630
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$714
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$662
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$627
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$602

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645