Minneapolis vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	86	13
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	430K	224K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 166% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1017th and 6184th ($2434 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 1st in the United States and Suriname, respectively. Check the United States vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 283rd and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Minneapolis	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$1767

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618

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