Cost of living comparison

Minsk, Belarus

compared to

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 59.1% more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 38.0% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 42.7% more in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 87.7% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.9% more in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 24.5% less in Paramaribo

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

Paramaribo vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.0% more for restaurants

	Minsk	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.11 BYN29.82	$6.97 SRD254.10	-23.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 BYN16.90	$9.16 SRD333.97	+77.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 BYN2.42	$1.29 SRD47.18	+75.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 BYN1.52	$0.57 SRD20.81	+22.9%
Average			+38.0%

Minsk vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Minsk	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 BYN1.84	$1.23 SRD44.71	+118.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06 BYN10.00	$6.24 SRD227.27	+104.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.78 BYN9.10	$5.52 SRD201.24	+98.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.29 BYN4.21	$3.27 SRD119.21	+154.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 BYN5.71	$2.34 SRD85.40	+34.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 BYN1.64	$2.04 SRD74.42	+307.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 BYN2.44	$0.82 SRD29.95	+10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BYN2.55	$1.18 SRD43.02	+51.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 BYN3.21	$1.86 SRD67.95	+90.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 BYN0.63	$0.59 SRD21.50	+205.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 BYN0.92	$0.75 SRD27.32	+165.3%
Average			+121.9%

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Minsk	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.80 BYN9.15	$4.14 SRD150.72	+47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.51 BYN50.75	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	+480.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,466.62 BYN57,158.16	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	+43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.72 BYN12.19	$23.00 SRD838.36	+517.6%
Average			+272.2%

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pay 42.7% more for housing

	Minsk	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 BYN34.10	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	+197.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.79 BYN1,534.09	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	+10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$299.22 BYN979.17	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	-34.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.67 BYN136.35	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	-2.2%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 87.7% less for childcare

	Minsk	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$301.24 BYN985.77	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	-79.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,252.74 BYN33,551.30	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	-96.3%
Average			-87.7%

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pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 BYN4.69	$2.00 SRD72.90	+39.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 BYN5.52	$2.25 SRD82.13	+33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.82 BYN5.96	$6.04 SRD220.28	+231.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 BYN103.63	$12.63 SRD460.24	-60.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 BYN14.91	$5.00 SRD182.25	+9.7%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 24.5% less for clothing

	Minsk	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.57 BYN204.77	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	-42.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.40 BYN155.11	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	-40.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.39 BYN348.15	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	-29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.82 BYN320.10	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	+13.0%
Average			-24.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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