Montreal vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$2443
🏠 One person rent	$928	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$248
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	95	51
🏙️ Population	1.76M	224K

The cost of living in Montreal is 103% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2281st and 5990th ($1821 vs $896) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 1st in Canada and Suriname, respectively. Check Canada vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 30th and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Paramaribo

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	Montreal	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$1610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$3.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$44.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$497

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576

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