Calgary vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$280
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	53	14
😀 Quality of life	90	49
🏙️ Population	1.31M	224K

The cost of living in Calgary is 147% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6225th ($2149 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and Suriname, respectively. Check Canada vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 131st and 6243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Calgary	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$5271

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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