Paramaribo vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paramaribo Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2132
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$277
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$467
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.1
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$272
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
13
14
😀 Quality of life
54
44
🏙️ Population
224K
9.03M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 47% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6461st and 7960th ($877 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6448th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Zhoukou

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Paramaribo Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.59
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.7
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.9%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$417
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.27
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.19
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.59
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.61
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.1
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.8
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1856
$16685

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$854
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$1174
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1996
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1979
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1180
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$1181
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$740
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$607
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$638
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$788
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$767
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$1010
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1136
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$753
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1097
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1232
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1284
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$676
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1336
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1454
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$848
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$743
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$844
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$649
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1079
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1078
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$699
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$995
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$989
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$741
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$669
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$732
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$734
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$675
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$589
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$642
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514