Omaha vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	76	14
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	486K	224K

The cost of living in Omaha is 139% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1714th and 6325th ($2106 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th 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 Omaha compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 232nd and 6283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Omaha	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$1874

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1934
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1931
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1201
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1151
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$692
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$573
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$606
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$784
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$764
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1007
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1111
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$716
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1213
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$653
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1463
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$701
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$622
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1076
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1075
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$697
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$988
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$988
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$736
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$631
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$693
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$620