Paramaribo vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paramaribo	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$271	$1533
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	14	18
😀 Quality of life	55	66
🏙️ Population	224K	955K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 48% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6325th and 3094th ($881 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Suriname and Spain, respectively. Check Suriname vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 6283rd and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Tenerife

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	Paramaribo	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$492	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$414	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.2	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.96	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.62	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.65	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.7	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$6640

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1934
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1931
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1201
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1151
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$692
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$573
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$606
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$784
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$764
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1007
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1111
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$716
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1213
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$653
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1463
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$701
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$622
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1076
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1075
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$697
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$988
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$988
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$736
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$631
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$693
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$620

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401