Cost of living comparison

Podgorica, Montenegro

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 3.4% cheaper than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 26.5% less in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 49.2% more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 96.0% more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 28.5% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 85.4% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 25.1% less in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.5% less for restaurants

	Podgorica	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.57 €7.52	$6.97 SRD257.52	-18.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.04 €7.05	$9.16 SRD338.47	+14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 €1.87	$1.29 SRD47.82	-39.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 €1.32	$0.57 SRD21.09	-62.2%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 49.2% more for groceries

	Podgorica	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 €0.81	$1.23 SRD45.31	+32.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 €3.49	$6.24 SRD230.33	+56.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.94 €4.34	$5.52 SRD203.96	+11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 €2.60	$3.27 SRD120.82	+10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.59 €3.15	$2.34 SRD86.55	-34.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.53	$2.04 SRD75.43	+237.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.74	$0.82 SRD30.35	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.58	$1.18 SRD43.60	+77.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.93	$1.86 SRD68.87	+75.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.39	$0.59 SRD21.79	+33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$0.75 SRD27.69	+44.0%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 96.0% more for transportation

	Podgorica	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 €5.28	$4.14 SRD152.76	-31.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.15 €28.20	$90.00 SRD3,324.78	+179.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,933.36 €24,501.89	$25,000.00 SRD923,550.00	-10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 €5.83	$23.00 SRD849.67	+246.1%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 28.5% less for housing

	Podgorica	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.29 €25.69	$31.02 SRD1,146.10	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$586.17 €514.16	$516.42 SRD19,077.46	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$453.87 €398.11	$194.83 SRD7,197.38	-57.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.62 €72.47	$40.77 SRD1,506.02	-50.7%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 85.4% less for childcare

	Podgorica	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$265.47 €232.86	$63.03 SRD2,328.33	-76.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,966.46 €6,110.67	$380.51 SRD14,056.98	-94.5%
Average			-85.4%

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 €2.07	$2.00 SRD73.88	-15.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.95 €1.71	$2.25 SRD83.23	+15.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.86 €3.38	$6.04 SRD223.25	+56.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.72 €34.84	$12.63 SRD466.44	-68.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.36 €4.70	$5.00 SRD184.71	-6.7%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

	Podgorica	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.10 €66.75	$36.30 SRD1,340.84	-52.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.90 €36.75	$28.44 SRD1,050.69	-32.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.78 €82.26	$75.41 SRD2,785.97	-19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.69 €93.58	$110.56 SRD4,084.41	+3.6%
Average			-25.1%

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