Paramaribo vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$3578
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	34
😀 Quality of life	50	80
🏙️ Population	224K	543K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 55% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6145th and 1962nd ($881 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1679th in Suriname and the United States, respectively. Check Suriname vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 6256th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Tucson

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	Paramaribo	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$15495

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262