Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 45.1% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.41
|
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.44
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.26
|
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.12
|
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.76
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.37
|
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.24
|
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.12
|
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.82
|
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,391.36
|
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.37
|
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
|
pay 61.1% more for housing
Minsk
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.47
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,322.19
|
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN867.90
|
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.26
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
|
pay 85.7% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,520.41
|
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,651.79
|
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.07
|
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.80
|
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.29
|
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.56
|
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Minsk
|
Paramaribo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.30
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.56
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.17
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN372.72
|
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
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