Paramaribo vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paramaribo	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$277	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$271	$3587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	14	46
😀 Quality of life	55	83
🏙️ Population	224K	398K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 51% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6325th and 2697th ($881 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1945th 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 2 months in Wichita. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 6283rd and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Wichita

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	Paramaribo	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$492	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$414	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.2	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.96	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.62	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.65	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.7	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$16150

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293