Paramaribo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$301	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$1146
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	14	70
😀 Quality of life	50	68
🏙️ Population	224K	12.7M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 1% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6145th and 6198th ($881 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6256th and 3351st 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	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$17431

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613