Paramaribo vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paramaribo	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$877	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2132	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$272	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	13	33
😀 Quality of life	54	84
🏙️ Population	224K	543K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 55% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6461st and 2278th ($877 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1724th 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 6448th and 490th 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	$8.59	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.9%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$417	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.1	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.8	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1856	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190