Paramaribo vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paramaribo Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$896
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$327
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$658
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
14
17
😀 Quality of life
51
41
🏙️ Population
224K
9.03M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 53% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5990th and 7809th ($896 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 332nd in China, while ranked 6203rd and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Paramaribo Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.68
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.8
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1610
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.9
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.61%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$207
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$248
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.4
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.78
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.7
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.01
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.72
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.1
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.8
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$497
$13369

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$1248
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$870
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$921
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1490
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1528
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$933
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$928
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$683
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$562
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$574
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$760
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$748
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$898
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1099
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$772
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1053
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1217
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1218
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$627
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1353
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1294
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$774
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$838
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$605
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1069
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1069
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$710
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$1008
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$993
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$700
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$618
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$761
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$764
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$637
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$577
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$608
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532