Paramaribo vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$301	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$925
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	14	49
😀 Quality of life	50	59
🏙️ Population	224K	1.48M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 14% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6145th and 5351st ($881 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Suriname and Mexico, respectively. Check Suriname vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6256th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Zapopan

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	Paramaribo	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696