Paramaribo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paramaribo	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$297	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$1012
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	14	90
😀 Quality of life	49	71
🏙️ Population	224K	13.9M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 22% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6225th and 6862nd ($869 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6243rd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Paramaribo	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1192	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.12%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$188	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$173	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.5	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$16590

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618