Ottawa vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2055
$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4624
$2350
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1940
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3115
$267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
50
14
😀 Quality of life
90
50
🏙️ Population
1.02M
224K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 133% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1701st and 6145th ($2055 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 Ottawa compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 162nd and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1649
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4939
$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4597
$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$942
$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19030
$1909

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800

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