Paramaribo vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Paramaribo	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$896	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2443	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$327	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	14	22
😀 Quality of life	51	57
🏙️ Population	224K	1.96M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 24% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5990th and 4480th ($896 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 8th in Mexico, while ranked 6203rd and 5782nd 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	$6.68	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.8	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1610	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.6	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.61%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$207	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$248	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.4	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.68	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.01	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.72	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.1	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.8	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$497	$4103

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1490
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$933
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$928
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$683
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$562
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$574
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$760
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$748
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$898
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1099
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$772
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1217
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$627
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1294
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$774
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$605
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1069
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1069
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$710
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1008
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$993
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$700
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$618
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$764
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$637
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$608
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$617

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2907
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3051
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3427
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2868
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2910
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2788
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2867
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2784
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2879
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2884
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2722
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2732
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3094
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$1027
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2597
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$3070
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3155
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2684
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2803
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2751
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2637
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2879
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2687
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2684