Ottawa vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	49	13
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	1.02M	224K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 143% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1668th and 6461st ($2133 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Suriname, respectively. Check Canada vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 123rd and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Paramaribo

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	Ottawa	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$1856

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1996
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1979
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1180
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1181
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$740
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$607
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$638
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$788
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$767
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1010
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1136
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$753
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1232
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$676
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1454
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$743
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$844
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$649
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1079
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1078
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$699
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$989
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$741
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$669
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$734
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$675
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$643