Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 3.4 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 80.9% more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD247.43
|
$14.37
UYU612.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD325.20
|
$9.64
UYU410.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.94
|
$1.93
UYU82.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.26
|
$1.50
UYU64.02
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.54
|
$2.66
UYU113.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD221.31
|
$6.01
UYU256.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD195.96
|
$4.25
UYU180.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD116.08
|
$4.43
UYU188.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD83.16
|
$4.29
UYU182.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.47
|
$1.24
UYU53.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.16
|
$1.01
UYU42.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.89
|
$0.64
UYU27.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD66.17
|
$1.66
UYU70.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.94
|
$0.84
UYU35.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.60
|
$0.82
UYU34.98
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.77
|
$6.92
UYU294.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,194.46
|
$47.91
UYU2,042.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD887,350.00
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,531,628.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD816.36
|
$30.38
UYU1,294.74
|
|
pay 78.0% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,101.17
|
$43.60
UYU1,858.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,329.69
|
$578.38
UYU24,651.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,915.26
|
$419.05
UYU17,861.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,446.99
|
$99.70
UYU4,249.31
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,237.07
|
$386.12
UYU16,457.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,506.00
|
$8,206.60
UYU349,785.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.99
|
$3.42
UYU145.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.97
|
$3.79
UYU161.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD214.50
|
$5.03
UYU214.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD448.16
|
$58.44
UYU2,490.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD177.47
|
$10.06
UYU428.86
|
|
pay 65.8% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,288.28
|
$93.83
UYU3,999.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,009.50
|
$44.64
UYU1,902.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,676.77
|
$109.94
UYU4,685.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,924.32
|
$113.02
UYU4,816.99
|
|
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