Calgary vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2443
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$248
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	53	14
😀 Quality of life	92	51
🏙️ Population	1.31M	224K

The cost of living in Calgary is 136% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1526th and 5990th ($2113 vs $896) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Canada and Suriname, respectively. Check Canada vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 66th and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Paramaribo

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	Calgary	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$44.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$497

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1490
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$933
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$928
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$683
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$562
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$574
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$760
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$748
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$898
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1099
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$772
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1217
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$627
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1294
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$774
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$605
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1069
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1069
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$710
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1008
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$993
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$700
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$618
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$764
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$637
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$608
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$617