Paramaribo vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$301	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$5859
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	100
😀 Quality of life	50	94
🏙️ Population	224K	690K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 72% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6145th and 96th ($881 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 Washington. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6256th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Paramaribo	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979