Paramaribo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paramaribo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$297	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	99
😀 Quality of life	49	99
🏙️ Population	224K	4.84M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6225th and 312th ($869 vs $2801) 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6243rd and 4th 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	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1192	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.12%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$188	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$173	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.5	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754