Oslo vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Oslo	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4695	$2443
🏠 One person rent	$1222	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$1901	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$637	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3568	$248
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	79	14
😀 Quality of life	95	51
🏙️ Population	709K	224K

The cost of living in Oslo is 145% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1293rd and 5990th ($2197 vs $896) 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 1.6 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 24th and 6203rd 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	$16.9	$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1253	$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2068	$1610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1569	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8838	$207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6042	$248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.74	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.12	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.42	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.55	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$3.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$5.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.8	$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.6	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$44.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8301	$497

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1805
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2077
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1626
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1781
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1616
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1835
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1585
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1767
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1569
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1723
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1261
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1637
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1530
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1246
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1575
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1528
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1465
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1203
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1718
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1690
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1276
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1455
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1783
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1250
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$2283
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1912
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2129
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$1991

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1490
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$933
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$928
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$683
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$562
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$574
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$760
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$748
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$898
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1099
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$772
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1217
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$627
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1294
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$774
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$605
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1069
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1069
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$710
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1008
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$993
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$700
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$618
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$764
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$637
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$608
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$617