Montreal vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$969	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	1.8M	224K

The cost of living in Montreal is 116% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2306th and 6325th ($1903 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 4th best city to live in Canada vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 46th and 6283rd 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	$16.2	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$1874

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1934
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1931
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1201
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1151
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$692
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$573
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$606
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$784
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$764
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1007
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1111
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$716
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1213
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$653
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1463
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$701
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$622
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1076
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1075
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$697
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$988
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$988
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$736
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$631
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$693
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$620