Paramaribo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	100
😀 Quality of life	50	100
🏙️ Population	224K	4.84M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 65% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6145th and 745th ($881 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Suriname and Australia, respectively. Check Suriname vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6256th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Sydney

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	Paramaribo	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683