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:

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pay 29.4% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD259.45	$10.92 ALL948	+56.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD341.00	$8.73 ALL759	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD48.18	$1.58 ALL137	+22.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD21.25	$0.82 ALL71	+43.9%
Average			+29.4%

Paramaribo vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.5% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD45.65	$1.00 ALL86	-18.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD232.06	$6.31 ALL548	+1.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD205.48	$7.59 ALL659	+37.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD121.72	$3.59 ALL312	+9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD87.20	$3.54 ALL307	+51.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD75.99	$0.74 ALL64	-63.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD30.58	$1.15 ALL100	+40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.93	$0.82 ALL71	-30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD69.39	$0.87 ALL76	-53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.96	$0.50 ALL44	-14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.89	$0.60 ALL52	-19.8%
Average			-5.5%

Paramaribo vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD153.90	$7.84 ALL681	+89.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,349.66	$17.47 ALL1,517	-80.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD930,462.50	$29,474.40 ALL2,560,187	+17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD856.03	$29.47 ALL2,560	+28.1%
Average			+13.8%

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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	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD19,220.25	$594.90 ALL51,674	+15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,251.25	$412.58 ALL35,837	+111.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,517.30	$78.02 ALL6,777	+91.4%
Average			+44.3%

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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	+308.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD14,162.19	$5,375.91 ALL466,959	+1312.8%
Average			+810.5%

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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	+36.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD83.86	$1.85 ALL161	-17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD224.93	$3.82 ALL332	-36.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD469.94	$46.89 ALL4,073	+271.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD186.09	$8.73 ALL759	+74.7%
Average			+65.6%

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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	+77.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,058.55	$47.77 ALL4,150	+68.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,806.82	$100.14 ALL8,699	+32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,114.98	$134.06 ALL11,644	+21.2%
Average			+49.8%

Paramaribo vs. Tirana - 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: June 2025

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