Paramaribo vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paramaribo Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$277
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.1
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$271
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
14
16
😀 Quality of life
55
43
🏙️ Population
224K
9.03M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 51% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6325th and 7972nd ($881 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th 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 353rd in China, while ranked 6283rd and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Paramaribo Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.86%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$492
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$414
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.2
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.96
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.62
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.65
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.6
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.7
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$14551

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$1885
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$858
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$1199
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1934
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1931
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1201
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$1151
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$692
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$573
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$606
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$784
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$764
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$1007
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1111
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$716
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1079
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$889
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1213
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1248
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$653
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1352
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1463
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$868
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$701
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$838
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$622
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1076
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1075
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$697
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$988
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$988
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$736
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$631
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$697
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$693
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$674
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$577
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$642
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499