Cost of living comparison

Suriname

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Canada

Toronto vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 2.1 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 25.1% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 0.3% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 6.1% more in Toronto
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 13.3 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 49.5% more in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.1% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.20 SRD496.97	$17.53 CA$24.82	+32.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 SRD413.72	$10.52 CA$14.89	-4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 SRD52.25	$2.08 CA$2.94	+49.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 SRD31.47	$1.71 CA$2.42	+104.6%
Average			+25.1%

Paramaribo vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.3% more for groceries

	Paramaribo	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 SRD51.65	$2.74 CA$3.88	+99.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 SRD222.10	$4.56 CA$6.46	-22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 SRD256.22	$9.44 CA$13.37	+38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SRD114.28	$3.54 CA$5.01	+16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SRD104.74	$5.16 CA$7.30	+85.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20 SRD82.78	$1.68 CA$2.38	-23.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 SRD52.42	$0.54 CA$0.76	-61.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 SRD63.71	$1.59 CA$2.25	-6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 SRD101.97	$1.95 CA$2.76	-28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 SRD22.95	$0.82 CA$1.17	+35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 SRD33.38	$0.73 CA$1.04	-17.2%
Average			+0.3%

Paramaribo vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.1% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 SRD164.08	$4.68 CA$6.62	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$109.41 CA$154.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD941K	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	+11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 SRD542.03	$12.80 CA$18.12	-11.1%
Average			+6.1%

Paramaribo vs. Toronto - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	$47.87 CA$67.77	+57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	+226.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	+433.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	$92.23 CA$130.57	+221.1%
Average			+282.3%

Paramaribo vs. Toronto - Cost of housing

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pay 13.3 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	+1212.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42	+1246.0%
Average			+1229.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 SRD99.39	$6.31 CA$8.94	+139.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 SRD106.37	$3.97 CA$5.62	+40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.68 SRD213.70	$14.03 CA$19.86	+147.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.54 SRD509.72	$38.35 CA$54.29	+183.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD188.21	$12.62 CA$17.87	+152.5%
Average			+128.1%

Paramaribo vs. Toronto - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 49.5% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	$51.64 CA$73.11	+54.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.08 SRD793.55	$39.51 CA$55.94	+87.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	$98.10 CA$138.88	+45.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	$122.24 CA$173.06	+17.9%
Average			+49.5%

Paramaribo vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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