Omaha vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Omaha	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2008	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4747	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2000	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.2	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3934	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	74	13
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	486K	224K

The cost of living in Omaha is 120% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1993rd and 6184th ($2008 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1551st 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 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 287th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Omaha	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1184	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2189	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1846	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21139	$1767

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018

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