Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Montevideo, Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 3.4 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 80.9% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 17.0% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 24.1% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 78.0% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 13.8 times more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 65.8% more in Montevideo

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

Montevideo vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.9% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD254.10	$14.37 UYU606.07	+106.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.97	$9.64 UYU406.57	+5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.18	$1.93 UYU81.36	+49.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.81	$1.50 UYU63.33	+163.1%
Average			+80.9%

Paramaribo vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.0% more for groceries

	Paramaribo	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.71	$2.66 UYU112.22	+117.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD227.27	$6.01 UYU253.42	-3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD201.24	$4.25 UYU179.01	-23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD119.21	$4.43 UYU186.95	+35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.40	$4.29 UYU180.96	+83.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.42	$1.24 UYU52.45	-39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.95	$1.01 UYU42.47	+22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.02	$0.64 UYU26.98	-45.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.95	$1.66 UYU70.00	-11.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.50	$0.84 UYU35.26	+41.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.32	$0.82 UYU34.60	+9.5%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 24.1% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.72	$6.92 UYU291.69	+67.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	$47.91 UYU2,020.22	-46.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	$35,934.74 UYU1,515,166.22	+43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD838.36	$30.38 UYU1,280.82	+32.1%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 78.0% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	$43.60 UYU1,838.21	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	$578.38 UYU24,386.96	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	$419.05 UYU17,669.15	+115.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	$99.70 UYU4,203.64	+144.6%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 13.8 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	$386.12 UYU16,280.66	+512.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	$8,206.60 UYU346,026.19	+2056.7%
Average			+1284.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.90	$3.42 UYU144.06	+70.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD82.13	$3.79 UYU159.63	+68.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD220.28	$5.03 UYU212.12	-16.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD460.24	$58.44 UYU2,464.07	+362.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD182.25	$10.06 UYU424.25	+101.2%
Average			+117.2%

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pay 65.8% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	$93.83 UYU3,956.08	+158.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	$44.64 UYU1,882.04	+56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	$109.94 UYU4,635.45	+45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	$113.02 UYU4,765.21	+2.2%
Average			+65.8%

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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: March 2025

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