Paramaribo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paramaribo	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$877	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2132	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$277	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$272	$983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	13	65
😀 Quality of life	54	72
🏙️ Population	224K	12.7M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 12% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6461st and 6833rd ($877 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 13th in China, while ranked 6448th and 3150th 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	$8.59	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.9%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$417	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.1	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.8	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1856	$17664

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623