Edmonton vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	64	13
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	1.01M	224K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 114% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2524th and 6461st ($1878 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 Edmonton compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 193rd and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Paramaribo

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	Edmonton	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$1856

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1996
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1979
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1180
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1181
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$740
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$607
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$638
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$788
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$767
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1010
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1136
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$753
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1232
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$676
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1454
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$743
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$844
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$649
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1079
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1078
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$699
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$989
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$741
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$669
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$734
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$675
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$643