Oakland vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	97	14
😀 Quality of life	94	50
🏙️ Population	441K	224K

The cost of living in Oakland is 237% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 182nd and 6145th ($2968 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 38th and 6256th 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	$30.1	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$1909

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583