Paramaribo vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paramaribo	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$297	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$739
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	14	19
😀 Quality of life	49	38
🏙️ Population	224K	7.01M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 32% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6225th and 7219th ($869 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 153rd 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 Zhumadian. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 6243rd and 7140th 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	$6.93	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1192	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.12%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$188	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$173	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.5	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$9322

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1698
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1642
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1015
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$986
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$586
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$582
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$785
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$770
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$964
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1101
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$728
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1164
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$666
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1390
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$725
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$871
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$611
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1061
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1065
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$719
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$981
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1004
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$731
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$630
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$714
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$662
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$627
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$602

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525