Montevideo vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montevideo	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1539	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3693	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$688	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$1108	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1302	$280
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	54	13
😀 Quality of life	78	54
🏙️ Population	1.3M	224K

The cost of living in Montevideo is 68% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 3858th and 6184th ($1539 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Uruguay and Suriname, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Montevideo compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 869th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Montevideo	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.7%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3635	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2293	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.6	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.5	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.1	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.1	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10657	$1767

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1966
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1941
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1236
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1212
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$744
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$618
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$649
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$793
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$772
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1039
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1138
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$759
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1223
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$669
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1453
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$750
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$830
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$655
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1083
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1083
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$707
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1005
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$752
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$667
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$747
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$685
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$650
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$652