Paramaribo vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$301	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$886
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	14	98
😀 Quality of life	50	70
🏙️ Population	224K	12.3M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 34% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6145th and 7163rd ($881 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th in Suriname and China, respectively. Check Suriname vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6256th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Wuhan

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	Paramaribo	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586