Cost of living comparison

Suriname

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Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 70.9% more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 36.3% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 1.6% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 21.4% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 7.9 times more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Montevideo

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

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Montevideo vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.3% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.20 SRD496.97	$15.00 UYU604.72	+13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 SRD413.72	$14.46 UYU583.02	+31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 SRD52.25	$2.70 UYU108.81	+94.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 SRD31.47	$2.05 UYU82.66	+145.2%
Average			+36.3%

Paramaribo vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.6% more for groceries

	Paramaribo	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 SRD51.65	$2.84 UYU114.69	+107.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 SRD222.10	$7.03 UYU283.55	+19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 SRD256.22	$5.10 UYU205.48	-25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SRD114.28	$4.57 UYU184.15	+50.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SRD104.74	$5.46 UYU220.10	+96.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20 SRD82.78	$1.28 UYU51.67	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 SRD52.42	$1.27 UYU51.03	-9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 SRD63.71	$0.80 UYU32.15	-52.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 SRD101.97	$1.44 UYU58.00	-46.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 SRD22.95	$0.92 UYU37.22	+51.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 SRD33.38	$0.96 UYU38.73	+8.3%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 21.4% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 SRD164.08	$8.25 UYU332.50	+89.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.80 UYU3,015.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD941K	$26,990.00 UYU1M	+8.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 SRD542.03	$5.27 UYU212.50	-63.4%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	+46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	+45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	+119.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	+404.0%
Average			+106.9%

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pay 7.9 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	$626.83 UYU25,270.58	+898.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	$10,986.11 UYU443K	+529.2%
Average			+692.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 SRD99.39	$4.92 UYU198.53	+86.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 SRD106.37	$4.59 UYU184.84	+62.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.68 SRD213.70	$5.49 UYU221.15	-3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.54 SRD509.72	$54.39 UYU2,192.54	+301.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD188.21	$12.22 UYU492.55	+144.4%
Average			+120.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	+208.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.08 SRD793.55	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	+168.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+85.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	+25.6%
Average			+109.5%

Paramaribo vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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