Paramaribo vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paramaribo	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$1754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$4040
🏠 One person rent	$297	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$1568
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$2464
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	46
😀 Quality of life	49	87
🏙️ Population	224K	750K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 50% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 6225th and 2708th ($869 vs $1754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Winnipeg ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 6243rd and 250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Winnipeg

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	Paramaribo	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1192	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.12%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$188	$3190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$173	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.5	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$12307

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1698
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1642
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1015
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$986
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$586
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$582
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$785
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$770
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$964
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1101
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$728
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1164
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$666
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1390
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$725
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$871
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$611
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1061
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1065
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$719
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$981
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1004
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$731
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$630
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$714
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$662
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$627
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$602

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1367
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1652
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1673
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1782
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2121
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1690
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1515
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1663
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2131
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1753
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1823
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2003
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1414
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1678
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2391
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2416
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2640
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2447
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2485
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1698
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2429
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2400
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2292
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2282
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2280
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2305
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2282
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2256
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2193
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2750