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Ottawa vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 6.6 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 46.5% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 4.4% less in Ottawa
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 34.1 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 35.9% more in Ottawa

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Ottawa are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Paramaribo, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD244.72	$17.96 CA$26.01	+157.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD321.64	$10.78 CA$15.61	+17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD45.44	$2.17 CA$3.14	+67.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.04	$1.53 CA$2.22	+168.2%
Average			+102.8%

Paramaribo vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.5% more for groceries

	Paramaribo	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD43.06	$2.65 CA$3.84	+116.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD218.88	$6.28 CA$9.09	+0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD193.82	$9.92 CA$14.37	+79.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD114.81	$3.31 CA$4.80	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD82.24	$5.89 CA$8.53	+151.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD71.68	$1.93 CA$2.80	-5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD28.84	$0.64 CA$0.92	-22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD41.43	$1.44 CA$2.09	+22.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD65.45	$1.69 CA$2.44	-9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD20.71	$1.20 CA$1.74	+103.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD26.31	$1.31 CA$1.89	+74.3%
Average			+46.5%

Paramaribo vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.4% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD145.16	$4.15 CA$6.01	+0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,159.45	$92.50 CA$133.96	+2.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD877,625.00	$24,412.64 CA$35,353.16	-2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD807.41	$18.80 CA$27.22	-18.3%
Average			-4.4%

Paramaribo vs. Ottawa - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,089.11	$50.21 CA$72.72	+61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,128.80	$1,425.51 CA$2,064.36	+176.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD6,839.48	$1,269.57 CA$1,838.52	+551.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,431.13	$131.33 CA$190.19	+222.2%
Average			+252.9%

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pay 34.1 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,212.55	$999.72 CA$1,447.75	+1486.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,357.97	$19,936.07 CA$28,870.42	+5139.2%
Average			+3312.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD70.21	$5.75 CA$8.32	+187.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD79.09	$3.71 CA$5.37	+64.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD212.15	$12.93 CA$18.73	+114.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD443.25	$46.27 CA$67.01	+266.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD175.52	$10.78 CA$15.61	+115.5%
Average			+149.6%

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pay 35.9% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,274.16	$57.20 CA$82.83	+57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD998.44	$44.39 CA$64.28	+56.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,647.43	$97.78 CA$141.59	+29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD3,881.31	$110.86 CA$160.54	+0.3%
Average			+35.9%

Paramaribo vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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