New Orleans vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	85	14
😀 Quality of life	87	50
🏙️ Population	384K	224K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 152% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1304th and 6145th ($2222 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 1st in the United States and Suriname, respectively. Check the United States vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 264th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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	New Orleans	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$1909

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583