Paramaribo vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paramaribo	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$877	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2132	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$272	$3705
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	13	98
😀 Quality of life	54	94
🏙️ Population	224K	2.03M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 60% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6461st and 1464th ($877 vs $2213) 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 6448th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Vienna

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	Paramaribo	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.59	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.9%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$417	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.8	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1856	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989