Cost of living comparison

Paramaribo, Suriname

compared to

Minsk, Belarus

Minsk vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Minsk is 3.0 times more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% less in Minsk
Groceries: pay 48.8% less in Minsk
Transportation: pay 57.2% less in Minsk
Housing: pay 5.0% less in Minsk
Childcare: pay 15.9 times more in Minsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% more in Minsk
Clothing: pay 42.2% more in Minsk

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

Minsk vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.6% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Minsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD254.10	$9.11 BYN29.82	+30.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.97	$5.16 BYN16.90	-43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.18	$0.74 BYN2.42	-43.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.81	$0.46 BYN1.52	-18.6%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 48.8% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Minsk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.71	$0.56 BYN1.84	-54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD227.27	$3.06 BYN10.00	-51.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD201.24	$2.78 BYN9.10	-49.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD119.21	$1.29 BYN4.21	-60.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.40	$1.74 BYN5.71	-25.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.42	$0.50 BYN1.64	-75.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.95	$0.74 BYN2.44	-9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD43.02	$0.78 BYN2.55	-34.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.95	$0.98 BYN3.21	-47.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.50	$0.19 BYN0.63	-67.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.32	$0.28 BYN0.92	-62.3%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 57.2% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Minsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.72	$2.80 BYN9.15	-32.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,280.54	$15.51 BYN50.75	-82.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD911,262.50	$17,466.62 BYN57,158.16	-30.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD838.36	$3.72 BYN12.19	-83.8%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 5.0% less for housing

	Paramaribo	Minsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,130.85	$10.42 BYN34.10	-66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,823.64	$468.79 BYN1,534.09	-9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,101.62	$299.22 BYN979.17	+53.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,485.99	$41.67 BYN136.35	+2.2%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 15.9 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Minsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,297.36	$301.24 BYN985.77	+377.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,869.96	$10,252.74 BYN33,551.30	+2594.4%
Average			+1486.2%

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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Minsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.90	$1.43 BYN4.69	-28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD82.13	$1.69 BYN5.52	-25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD220.28	$1.82 BYN5.96	-69.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD460.24	$31.67 BYN103.63	+150.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD182.25	$4.56 BYN14.91	-8.9%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 42.2% more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Minsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,323.00	$62.57 BYN204.77	+72.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,036.71	$47.40 BYN155.11	+66.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,748.90	$106.39 BYN348.15	+41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,030.07	$97.82 BYN320.10	-11.5%
Average			+42.2%

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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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