Minneapolis vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Minneapolis	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2443
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4843	$248
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	83	14
😀 Quality of life	89	51
🏙️ Population	430K	224K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 150% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1193rd and 5990th ($2240 vs $896) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1071st 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 2.2 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Minneapolis ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 158th and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Paramaribo

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	Minneapolis	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1065	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2657	$1610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2511	$248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.67	$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.85	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$3.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1651	$44.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24407	$497

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2094
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2253
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2166
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2101
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2438
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2093
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2272
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2132
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2206
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2102
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2378
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2521
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2073
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2489
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2140
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2340
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2173
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2138
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2264
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2332
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2690

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1490
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$933
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$928
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$683
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$562
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$574
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$760
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$748
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$898
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1099
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$772
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1217
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$627
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1294
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$774
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$605
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1069
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1069
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$710
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1008
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$993
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$700
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$618
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$764
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$637
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$608
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$617