Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 33.9% cheaper than Montevideo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.9% less in Paramaribo
- Groceries
-
pay 1.1% more in Paramaribo
- Transportation
-
pay 1.8% less in Paramaribo
- Housing
-
pay 38.0% less in Paramaribo
- Childcare
-
pay 89.6% less in Paramaribo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.1% less in Paramaribo
- Clothing
-
pay 32.8% less in Paramaribo
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Paramaribo.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU588.05
|
$6.97
SRD270.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU394.48
|
$9.16
SRD355.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU78.94
|
$1.29
SRD50.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU61.45
|
$0.57
SRD22.18
|
|
pay 1.1% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU108.88
|
$1.23
SRD47.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU245.89
|
$6.24
SRD242.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU173.69
|
$5.52
SRD214.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU181.39
|
$3.27
SRD127.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU175.58
|
$2.34
SRD91.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU50.89
|
$2.04
SRD79.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU41.20
|
$0.82
SRD31.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU26.18
|
$1.18
SRD45.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU67.92
|
$1.86
SRD72.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU34.22
|
$0.59
SRD22.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU33.57
|
$0.75
SRD29.12
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU283.02
|
$4.14
SRD160.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU1,960.17
|
$90.00
SRD3,496.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,470,124.01
|
$25,000.00
SRD971,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,242.74
|
$23.00
SRD893.55
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,783.56
|
$31.02
SRD1,205.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU23,662.00
|
$516.42
SRD20,062.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU17,143.89
|
$194.83
SRD7,569.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,078.68
|
$40.77
SRD1,583.81
|
|
pay 89.6% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU15,796.67
|
$63.03
SRD2,448.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU335,739.67
|
$380.51
SRD14,783.00
|
|
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU139.77
|
$2.00
SRD77.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU154.89
|
$2.25
SRD87.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU205.82
|
$6.04
SRD234.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,390.82
|
$12.63
SRD490.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU411.63
|
$5.00
SRD194.25
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU3,838.48
|
$36.30
SRD1,410.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,826.09
|
$28.44
SRD1,104.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,497.65
|
$75.41
SRD2,929.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,623.55
|
$110.56
SRD4,295.37
|
|
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