Oklahoma City vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oklahoma City	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1931	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4731	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1062	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$1747	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3751	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	71	13
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	681K	224K

The cost of living in Oklahoma City is 111% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 2243rd and 6184th ($1931 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1701st 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 Oklahoma City compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Oklahoma City ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 277th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oklahoma City vs Paramaribo

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	Oklahoma City	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.06	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$799	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2449	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1707	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.5	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23633	$1767

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Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1952
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1942
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2008
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1871
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1924
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1702
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2085
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1885
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1830
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1809
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1843
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1634
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1449
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1896
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1902
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1902
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1836
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1853
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1537
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1515
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2188
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2210
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1859
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1968
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2205
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2209
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2276
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2397
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$1949
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2220
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2062
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2268
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2155
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2168

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