Paramaribo vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paramaribo	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$877	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2132	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$277	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$272	$1025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	22
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	224K	1.96M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 32% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6461st and 4578th ($877 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Suriname and Mexico, respectively. Check Suriname vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 6448th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Tijuana

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	Paramaribo	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.59	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.9%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$417	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.1	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.8	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1856	$4857

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667