Montreal vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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MontrealParamaribo

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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