Paramaribo vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paramaribo	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$277	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$271	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	14	19
😀 Quality of life	55	44
🏙️ Population	224K	7.01M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 52% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6325th and 7987th ($881 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 6283rd and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Zhumadian

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	Paramaribo	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.86%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$492	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$414	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.2	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.96	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.62	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.65	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.7	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$7830

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506