Paramaribo vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$3141
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	86
😀 Quality of life	50	93
🏙️ Population	224K	2.79M

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 64% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6145th and 861st ($881 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Suriname and Canada, respectively. Check Suriname vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6256th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Toronto

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	Paramaribo	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$17118

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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

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095