Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

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Podgorica vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Podgorica is 2.7 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 59.9% more in Podgorica
Groceries: pay 21.6% less in Podgorica
Transportation: pay 19.5% less in Podgorica
Housing: pay 60.9% more in Podgorica
Childcare: pay 11.3 times more in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.0% more in Podgorica
Clothing: pay 44.5% more in Podgorica

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Podgorica are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Podgorica. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Podgorica.

Podgorica vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.9% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD254.10	$8.57 €7.88	+23.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.97	$8.04 €7.39	-12.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.18	$2.13 €1.96	+64.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.81	$1.51 €1.39	+164.4%
Average			+59.9%

Paramaribo vs. Podgorica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.6% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Podgorica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.71	$0.93 €0.85	-24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD227.27	$3.98 €3.66	-36.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD201.24	$4.94 €4.54	-10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD119.21	$2.96 €2.72	-9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.40	$3.59 €3.30	+53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.42	$0.61 €0.56	-70.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.95	$0.85 €0.78	+3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.02	$0.67 €0.61	-43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.95	$1.06 €0.98	-43.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.50	$0.44 €0.41	-25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.32	$0.52 €0.48	-30.6%
Average			-21.6%

Paramaribo vs. Podgorica - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.5% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.72	$6.02 €5.54	+45.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	$32.15 €29.56	-64.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	$27,933.36 €25,684.67	+11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD838.36	$6.64 €6.11	-71.1%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 60.9% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Podgorica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	$29.29 €26.93	-5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	$586.17 €538.98	+13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	$453.87 €417.33	+133.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	$82.62 €75.97	+102.7%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 11.3 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	$265.47 €244.10	+321.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	$6,966.46 €6,405.65	+1730.8%
Average			+1026.0%

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pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.90	$2.36 €2.17	+17.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD82.13	$1.95 €1.79	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD220.28	$3.86 €3.55	-36.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD460.24	$39.72 €36.52	+214.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD182.25	$5.36 €4.93	+7.2%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 44.5% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Podgorica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	$76.10 €69.97	+109.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	$41.90 €38.52	+47.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	$93.78 €86.23	+24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	$106.69 €98.10	-3.5%
Average			+44.5%

Paramaribo vs. Podgorica - 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: March 2025

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