Cost of living comparison

 Paramaribo, Suriname
compared to
 Tirana, Albania
Tirana vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 2.4 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants
pay 29.4% more in Tirana
Groceries
pay 5.5% less in Tirana
Transportation
pay 13.8% more in Tirana
Housing
pay 44.3% more in Tirana
Childcare
pay 9.1 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 65.6% more in Tirana
Clothing
pay 49.8% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 29.4% more for restaurants

 
Paramaribo
Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.97
SRD259.45
$10.92
ALL948
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.16
SRD341.00
$8.73
ALL759
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.29
SRD48.18
$1.58
ALL137

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pay 5.5% less for groceries

 
Paramaribo
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.23
SRD45.65
$1.00
ALL86
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.24
SRD232.06
$6.31
ALL548
Milk (1 gallon) $5.52
SRD205.48
$7.59
ALL659

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

 
Paramaribo
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
SRD153.90
$7.84
ALL681
Monthly public transit pass $90.00
SRD3,349.66
$17.47
ALL1,517
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
SRD930,462.50
$29,474.40
ALL2,560,187

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pay 44.3% more for housing

 
Paramaribo
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.02
SRD1,154.68
$18.21
ALL1,582
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $516.42
SRD19,220.25
$594.90
ALL51,674
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $194.83
SRD7,251.25
$412.58
ALL35,837

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pay 9.1 times more for childcare

 
Paramaribo
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $63.03
SRD2,345.76
$257.35
ALL22,354
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $380.51
SRD14,162.19
$5,375.91
ALL466,959

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pay 65.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Paramaribo
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SRD74.44
$2.73
ALL237
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.25
SRD83.86
$1.85
ALL161
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.04
SRD224.93
$3.82
ALL332

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pay 49.8% more for clothing

 
Paramaribo
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.30
SRD1,350.88
$64.35
ALL5,589
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.44
SRD1,058.55
$47.77
ALL4,150
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.41
SRD2,806.82
$100.14
ALL8,699

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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: June 2025
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