Omaha vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$267
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	75	14
😀 Quality of life	88	50
🏙️ Population	486K	224K

The cost of living in Omaha is 135% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1666th and 6145th ($2068 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th 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 months in Omaha compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Omaha ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 242nd and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Omaha	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$1909

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979

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