Montreal vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$986	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$280
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	93	49
🏙️ Population	1.76M	224K

The cost of living in Montreal is 125% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6225th ($1954 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada and Suriname, respectively. Check Canada vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 60th and 6243rd 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	$16.6	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$5271

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

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