Paramaribo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paramaribo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2197	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$311	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.1	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	99
😀 Quality of life	54	100
🏙️ Population	224K	5.45M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 68% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6184th and 370th ($914 vs $2844) 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6361st 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	$9.81	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$727	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$468	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1767	$25164

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1966
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1941
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1236
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1212
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$744
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$618
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$649
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$793
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$772
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1039
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1138
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$759
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1223
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$669
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1453
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$750
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$830
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$655
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1083
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1083
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$707
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1005
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$752
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$667
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$747
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$685
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$650
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$652

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863