Paramaribo vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paramaribo	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1089
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$271	$3535
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	14	98
😀 Quality of life	55	95
🏙️ Population	224K	1.97M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 59% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6325th and 1640th ($881 vs $2132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Suriname and Austria, respectively. Check Suriname vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6283rd and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Paramaribo	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$492	$10556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$414	$6355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.2	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.96	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.62	$7.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$19.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.65	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.7	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$25585

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1859
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1976
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$2019
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1497
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1774
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1052
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1148
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1233
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1229
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1311
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$823
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$861
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1570
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1468
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$985
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1606
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1176
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1378
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1148
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1103
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1257
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1685
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1651
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1282
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1182
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1760
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1707
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1660
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1056
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$946