Oakland vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oakland	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3273	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7799	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$2094	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$3648	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5290	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	97	13
😀 Quality of life	93	54
🏙️ Population	441K	224K

The cost of living in Oakland is 258% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 95th and 6184th ($3273 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Oakland ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 70th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Paramaribo

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	Oakland	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2145	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1854	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3859	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3291	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7921	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5888	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.6	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.31	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$179	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20453	$1767

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357

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