Paramaribo vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$3246
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	78
😀 Quality of life	50	92
🏙️ Population	224K	662K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 65% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6145th and 819th ($881 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Vancouver. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 6256th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Vancouver

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	Paramaribo	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759