Cost of living comparison

Suriname

compared to

Russia

Moscow vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 66.0% more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 35.2% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 0.1% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 14.0 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.8% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Moscow

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

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Moscow vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.8% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.20 SRD496.97	$11.70 RUB966.60	-11.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 SRD413.72	$7.02 RUB579.96	-36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 SRD52.25	$1.62 RUB133.67	+16.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 SRD31.47	$0.84 RUB69.07
Average			-17.8%

Paramaribo vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.2% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 SRD51.65	$1.02 RUB84.09	-25.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 SRD222.10	$7.14 RUB589.78	+21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 SRD256.22	$4.61 RUB381.19	-32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SRD114.28	$1.86 RUB154.04	-38.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SRD104.74	$2.98 RUB246.54	+7.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20 SRD82.78	$0.93 RUB77.02	-57.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 SRD52.42	$0.81 RUB67.24	-41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 SRD63.71	$0.90 RUB74.52	-46.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 SRD101.97	$1.79 RUB147.60	-34.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 SRD22.95	$0.41 RUB33.58	-33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 SRD33.38	$0.32 RUB26.73	-63.5%
Average			-35.2%

Paramaribo vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.1% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 SRD164.08	$3.31 RUB273.63	-24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.65 RUB3,358.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD941K	$38,895.19 RUB3M	+55.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 SRD542.03	$10.06 RUB831.28	-30.1%
Average			+0.1%

Paramaribo vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	$9.88 RUB816.43	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	$1,454.91 RUB120K	+200.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	+202.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	+397.3%
Average			+190.7%

Paramaribo vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 14.0 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	+1188.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	$26,421.03 RUB2M	+1413.3%
Average			+1296.3%

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pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 SRD99.39	$4.68 RUB386.64	+77.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 SRD106.37	$3.70 RUB305.66	+30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.68 SRD213.70	$3.45 RUB285.15	-39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.54 SRD509.72	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	+210.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD188.21	$9.36 RUB773.28	+87.2%
Average			+74.8%

Paramaribo vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	+225.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.08 SRD793.55	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	+196.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	+116.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	+73.7%
Average			+145.3%

Paramaribo vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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