Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 30.3% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Montevideo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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