Montreal vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$940	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$267
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	93	50
🏙️ Population	1.8M	224K

The cost of living in Montreal is 111% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2225th and 6145th ($1857 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 51st and 6256th 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	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$1909

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583