Oslo vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oslo	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6013	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$1622	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2504	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$818	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4320	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	81	13
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	718K	224K

The cost of living in Oslo is 211% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 381st and 6184th ($2839 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Norway and Suriname, respectively. Check Norway vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 27th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Paramaribo

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	Oslo	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.1	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$113	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.2	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.12	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1731	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2725	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.15%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11707	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7107	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.2	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.63	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.41	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.17	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.7	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.5	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.4	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.5	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.4	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15566	$1767

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336

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