Osaka vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Osaka	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$599	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1002	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1959	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	96	14
😀 Quality of life	96	55
🏙️ Population	2.75M	224K

The cost of living in Osaka is 41% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4626th and 6325th ($1237 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Japan and Suriname, respectively. Check Japan vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 34th and 6283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Osaka	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$695	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4071	$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2710	$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.59	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.9	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13640	$1874

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997

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