Paramaribo vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$301	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$1637
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	27
😀 Quality of life	50	59
🏙️ Population	224K	687K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 20% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6145th and 4828th ($881 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th in Suriname and Spain, respectively. Check Suriname vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 6256th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Zaragoza

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	Paramaribo	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387